# NTSB NYC01LA006: Cessna 152, N65671, Shirley, NY, October 9, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: October 9, 2000, 10:40 local (14:40 UTC) - Place: Shirley, NY - Coordinates: 40.790348, -72.869461 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7903&lon=-72.8695&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 17, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 51296 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC01LA006 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/51296/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA006 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an aborted landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, landing - aborted - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - aborted landing - performed, pilot in command ## Analysis On final approach, the pilot corrected for a crosswind, and the airplane touched down on the runway. It then 'immediately lifted off,' and veered to the left, about 30 degrees. The pilot applied full power, but could not gain enough altitude to clear a runway light assembly and barriers surrounding a wind sock. When the airplane impacted the barriers, it flipped over. Weather included clear skies, and winds 10 degrees to the right of the runway, at 9, gusting to 18 knots. ## Factual narrative On October 9, 2000, at 1040 Eastern Daylight Time, a Cessna 152, N65671, was substantially damaged during an aborted landing at Brookhaven Airport (HWV), Shirley, New York. The certificated private pilot and the passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan had been filed for the flight, between Republic Airport (FRG), Farmingdale, New York, and Brookhaven. The personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, during the aborted landing, the airplane veered off the left side of the runway, struck a runway light assembly, then hit barriers surrounding a windsock and flipped over. The pilot stated that he had heard, on UNICOM frequency, that there was a crosswind for the landing runway, Runway 33. On final approach, he corrected for the crosswind, and the airplane touched down on the runway. It then "immediately lifted off...and...headed approximately 300 degrees." The pilot applied full power, "similar to a soft field takeoff," but could not gain enough altitude to clear obstacles. The pilot further stated that he had 148 total hours of flight time. Weather, recorded at the airport 16 minutes after the accident, included clear skies, and winds from 340 degrees true, at 9, gusting to 18 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N65671](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65671-2001-03-21), registration cancelled 2001-03-21, S/N 15281656 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 152 - Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15281656 - Airframe hours: 6551 - Engines: Lycoming O-235 110 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Nassau Flyers, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility - Last inspection: Annual, February 3, 2000, 170 hours before - Departed: FRG, FARMINGDALE, NY - Destination: HWV - Airport: HWV, Brookhaven, runway 33, 4,325 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 45; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 148 total, 148 in this make and model, 77 as pilot in command, 9 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 340° at 9 knots, gusting 18 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 46 °F, dew point 34 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: HWV ## 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 20001009039269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001009039269A), Oct 9, 2000: Cessna 150, Shirley, NY, No damage. (-23) While landing (crosswind) gust approx. 30 knots on runway 33. A/c lifted and skid off. A/c flipped after hitting barriers and windsock. ## Other investigations on N65671 (1) 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. - [NTSB NYC78FNC44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNC44), Jul 30, 1978: Cessna 150 (N65671), Auburn, ME, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.