- Date
- July 21, 1985, 09:45 local (13:45 UTC)
- Place
- Marlboro, NJ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N11BZCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850721054829A
- Case key
- 35925
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
According to the pilot, the aircraft floated during the flare to touchdown. The pilot applied power for a go around, but the aircraft did not clear some bushes at the end of the runway. The aircraft landed straight ahead in a field and rolled about 300 feet before nosing over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N11BZ
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15283703
- Airframe hours
- 1,500
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Hossley Aviation
- Registered owner
- F.L. Leasing, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 31, 1985 · 9 hours before
- Departed
- N88 · Doylestown, PA
- Destination
- 2N8 · Marlboro, NJ
- Airport
- 2NB · Marlboro, runway 27, 2,170 × 40 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 65
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,065 total · 600 in this make and model · 706 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.