- Date
- January 13, 1986, 14:05 local (18:05 UTC)
- Place
- Caldwell, NJ
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N68214Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860113000649A
- Case key
- 30286
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student and instructor (CFI) were performing touch-and-go landings. On the third touch-and-go, the student rotated the acft and initiated his climb. The CFI stated 'I realized the acft was not climbing and that the flaps were not retracted even though the flap indicator switch was in the flap up (zero degree) position.' He stated that he lowered the nose and recycled the flaps, but they remained down. There was a municipal complex, a school & a busy street ahead, so the CFI made a turn back toward the arpt. During the turn, the acft collided with the ground and crashed. No preimpact mechanical problem of the acft was verified during the post acdnt investigation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N68214
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15282190
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Mac Dan Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- CDW
- Airport
- DW · Essex County, runway 27, 3,720 × 75 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
- 27
- Certificates
- Commercial, Private, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 747 total · 341 in this make and model · 590 as pilot in command · 321 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft unknown
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.