# NTSB NYC80DNA11: Cessna 152, N25589, Plymouth, MA, March 19, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 19, 1980
- Place: Plymouth, MA · PLYMOUTH, MA
- Location: 41.9583° N, 70.6638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plymouth, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9583&lon=-70.6638&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 17, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131987
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80DNA11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DNA11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0824  80/3/19    PLYMOUTH,MA         CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 52, 144
        TIME - 1045                    N25589              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      TOTAL HOURS, 121 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PLYMOUTH MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLYMOUTH,MA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PORPOISED AFTER INITIAL TD DRG SUPERVISED SOLO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N25589](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25589-1998-07-28), registration cancelled 1998-07-28, S/N 15280750 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Plymouth Muni

## 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 19800319006329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800319006329A), Mar 19, 1980: Cessna 152, Plymouth, MA, Substantial damage. Porpoised on landing. Bent nose gear. Nosed over on runway.

## Other investigations on N25589 (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 NYC97LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA003), Oct 6, 1996: Cessna 152 (N25589), Mansfield, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the T-6 pilot to maintain clearance from the Cessna 152, as he turned off the runway after landing. A factor relating to the accident was: the T-6 pilot's restricted view of the Cessna 152…

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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