# NTSB NYC82DA017: Cessna 150L, N17065, Caldwell, NJ, January 31, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: January 31, 1982, 11:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place: Caldwell, NJ
- Location: 40.8752° N, 74.2814° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ESSEX COUNTY (CDW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8752&lon=-74.2814&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 31, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70095
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82DA017
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70095/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA017

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - supervision - inadequate, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
  - aileron - improper use of, dual student (cause)
  - terrain condition - snowbank (contributing factor)
  - proper alignment - not maintained, dual student (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, go-around (vfr)
  - aborted landing - initiated, dual student
  - terrain condition - snowbank (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, dual student
- Nose over, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - snow covered (contributing factor)
  - proper assistance - delayed, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS AT THE CONTROLS DURING A LANDING ON RUNWAY 04. THE WIND WAS FROM 330 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS. THE INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT THE PLANE WAS SLIPPED TO THE LEFT ON SHORT FINAL, AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE RIGHT WHEEL STRUCK A SNOWBANK. THE STUDENT APPLIED FULL POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT AND STRUCK ANOTHER SNOWBANK ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE INSTRUCTOR TRIED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL BUT WAS TOO LATE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED SNOW AND OVERTURNED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N17065](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17065), registered now, S/N 150-73615 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15073615
- Airframe hours: 2924
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: General Aviation
- Registered owner: Forester J Kennedy
- Departed: TETERBORO, NY
- Destination: CALDWELL, NJ
- Airport: CDW, Essex County Airport, runway 4, 4,550 × 80 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 33; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 404 total, 372 in this make and model, 276 as pilot in command, 55 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 330° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 5,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 32 °F

## 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 19820131003519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820131003519A), Jan 31, 1982: Cessna 150L, Caldwell, NJ, Substantial damage. Student allowed airplane to slip left on level off, hit snowbank then veered off other side and nosed over.

## Other investigations on N17065 (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 NYC74FHA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FHA02), Jul 16, 1973: Cessna 150 (N17065), Sussex, NJ, 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.

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