# NTSB NYC85LA187: Cessna 152, N11BZ, Marlboro, NJ, July 21, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 21, 1985, 09:45 local (13:45 UTC)
- Place: Marlboro, NJ
- Location: 39.4871° N, 75.3246° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marlboro, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4871&lon=-75.3246&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35925
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC85LA187
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35925/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA187

## Sequence of events

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

- Undershoot, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, go-around (vfr)
  - terrain condition - high vegetation (contributing factor)
  - go-around - attempted, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (cause)
  - run on landing - uncontrolled, pilot in command (cause)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11BZ-1988-11-29), registration cancelled 1988-11-29, S/N 15283703 (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: 15283703
- Airframe hours: 1500
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 65; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19850721054829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850721054829A), Jul 21, 1985: Cessna 152, Matawan, NJ, Destroyed. Aircraft floated during flare. During go around attempt struck bushes at end of runway and nosed over.

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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