# NTSB CHI79DEP56: Cessna 152, N66602, Pewaukee, WI, June 25, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 25, 1979
- Place: Pewaukee, WI · PEWAUKEE, WI
- Location: 43.0661° N, 88.2445° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pewaukee, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0661&lon=-88.2445&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 29, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135405
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79DEP56
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEP56

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2258  79/6/25    PEWAUKEE,WI         CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 56, 40 TOTAL
        TIME - 1015                    N66602              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAPITOL  DRIVE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PEWAUKEE,WI                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- STU PLT ON 1ST SOLD FLT PUSHED IN THROTTLE WHILE DECREASING CARB HEAT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N66602 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Capitol  Drive

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790625025769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790625025769A), Jun 25, 1979: Cessna 152, Pewaukee, WI, Substantial damage. Bumped throttle after landing. Acft became airborne. Stalled,then dropped hard on nose wheel, collapsing same.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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