# NTSB NYC01LA218: Cessna 152, N757PZ, Newark, OH, August 17, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 17, 2001, 13:45 local (17:45 UTC) - Place: Newark, OH - Coordinates: 40.024444, -82.461669 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0244&lon=-82.4617&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 3, 2002 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA FSDO-07 - NTSB case key (mKey): 53121 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC01LA218 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/53121/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA218 ## Probable cause The student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during an aborted landing. A factor in this accident was the crosswind conditions. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, landing - aborted - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) ## Analysis The student pilot was landing on runway 27, a 4,649 foot-long, 75 foot-wide, asphalt runway. When the airplane was approximately 10 to 20 feet above the runway, it encountered a "large gust from the left side" and the left wing dipped. The student pilot applied full power, and leveled the wings in an attempt to perform a go-around; however, the airplane contacted the runway and bounced. He then pulled back on the control wheel to ascend; however, the airplane nosed over onto the runway. The student pilot reported 42 hours of total flight experience, which included 41 hours in make and model. He did not reported any mechanical problems with the airplane. The winds reported at the airport about the time of the accident, were from 230 degrees at 11 knots with 16 knot gusts. ## Factual narrative On August 17, 2001, about 1345 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 152, N757PZ, was substantially damaged during landing at the Newark-Heath Airport (VTA), Newark, Ohio. The student pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a visual flight rules flight plan had been filed for the flight that departed the Cincinnati Municipal-Lunken Field Airport, Cincinnati, Ohio. The solo instructional flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The airplane was landing on runway 27, a 4,649 foot-long, 75 foot-wide, asphalt runway. In a written statement, the student pilot said the airplane was approximately 10 to 20 feet above the runway, when it encountered a "large gust from the left side" and the left wing dipped. He applied full power, and leveled the wings with the intention of performing a go-around; however, the airplane contacted the runway and bounced. The student pilot pulled back on the control wheel to ascend; however, the airplane nosed over onto the runway. The student pilot reported 42 hours of total flight experience, which included 41 hours in make and model. He did not reported any mechanical problems with the airplane. The winds reported at VTA, at 1359, were from 230 degrees at 11 knots with 16 knot gusts. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N757PZ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757PZ-2011-05-26), registration cancelled 2011-05-26, S/N 15279908, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 152 - Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15279908 - Airframe hours: 8750 - Engines: Lycoming O-235 115 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Aero Aircraft Leasing, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility - Last inspection: 100 hour, August 13, 2001, 10 hours before - Departed: LUK, CINCINNATI, OH - Destination: VTA, Newark, OH - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: VTA, Newark-Heath, runway 27, 4,649 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 32; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 42 total, 41 in this make and model, 11 as pilot in command, 15 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 230° at 11 knots, gusting 16 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 5,000 ft broken - Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 63 °F - Altimeter: 30.06 inHg - Observed at: VTA ## 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 20010817026549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010817026549A), Aug 17, 2001: Cessna 152, Newark, OH, No damage. (-23) While on final approach to runway 27 at Newark-Heath Airport (vta) and about 10 to 20 feet in the air, the student pilot experienced a gust of wind. The… ## Other investigations on N757PZ (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 LAX91LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA021), Nov 1, 1990: Cessna 152 (N757PZ), Maricopa, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TO ENSURE THAT AN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED WAS MAINTAINED DURING THE FINAL APPROACH FOR THE EXISTING WIND CONDITIONS; TO ADEQUATELY SUPERVISE THE CONDUCT OF THE FLIGHT;… 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. 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