# NTSB NYC86LA116: Cessna 152 II, N94577, Pittstown, NJ, May 2, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 2, 1986, 15:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place: Pittstown, NJ
- Location: 40.5659° N, 74.9793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SKY MANOR (N40), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5659&lon=-74.9793&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 30329
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC86LA116
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/30329/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA116

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight encounter with weather, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - windshear
  - wind information - misjudged, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - remedial action - delayed, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
  - flare - misjudged, dual student (cause)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - soft

## Analysis

ON FLARE FOR LANDING, STUDENT PILOT ENCOUNTERED WIND SHEAR AND LANDED HARD, COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR, BOUNCING OFF TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY, NOSE DIGGING INTO SOFT TURF, CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO COME TO REST INVERTED. AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. INSTRUCTOR PILOT AND STUDENT PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N94577](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N94577), registered now, S/N 15285736, built 1983 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152 II
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15285736
- Airframe hours: 1072
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-N26 108 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Airborne Arts
- Registered owner: George R. Wilson, Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, April 11, 1986, 35 hours before
- Airport: N40, Sky Manor, runway 25, 2,500 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 27; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: right; flight hours: 318 total, 210 in this make and model, 205 as pilot in command, 79 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 300° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 64 °F, dew point -0 °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 19860502015759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860502015759A), May 2, 1986: Cessna 152, Pittstown, NJ, Substantial damage. Windshear on final. Hard landing. Folded nose gear. Dug into turf. Nosed over. CFI failed to act timely recovery.

## Other investigations on N94577 (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 NYC04CA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA121), May 6, 2004: Cessna 152 (N94577), Pottstown, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.

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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