# NTSB NYC90FA024: Cessna 145, N19464, Bayport, NY, November 5, 1989

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: November 5, 1989, 12:57 local (17:57 UTC)
- Place: Bayport, NY
- Coordinates: 40.739303, -73.049957 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7393&lon=-73.0500&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 30, 1991
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 36513
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC90FA024
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/36513/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90FA024

## Probable cause

THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED DURING A GO-AROUND WHILE RECOVERING FROM A BOUNCED LANDING. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR(S) WAS: AN IMPROPER LEVEL-OFF AND RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - level off - improper, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- Loss of control - in flight, landing - aborted
  - go-around - performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/spin - inadvertent, pilot in command
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - aborted

## Analysis

THE CESSNA 145 AIRMASTER WAS ON A LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT AND RETURNED FOR A LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO BOUNCE MULTIPLE TIMES ON THE RUNWAY, THEN PITCH UP WITH AN APPLICATION OF POWER. AT AN ALTITUDE OF 50 FT, THE WINGS WERE OBSERVED TO BEGIN ROCKING AND THEN THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED IN A NOSE LOW, ROTATING ATTITUDE, STRIKING THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH SHOULDER HARNESSES.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N19464](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19464-2023-03-04), registration cancelled 2023-03-04, S/N 450, built 1938 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 145
- Registry model: [Cessna C-145](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-c-145) (registry code 2071002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Warner SS40&50](https://openairdocs.org/engine/warner-ss40-50) (registry code 64503, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 450
- Engines: WARNER R-500 165 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Thomas Hutchins, Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Airport: 23N, Bayport Aerodrome, runway 18, 3,000 × 50 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 65; flight instructor, commercial, flight engineer; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 750 total

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 150° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 4,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 52 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: ISP, 3 nm away

## 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 19891105044229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891105044229A), Nov 5, 1989: Cessna C145, Bayport, NY, Substantial damage. Bounced on landing,nose pitched up steeply,added power to go around, stalled and crashed on airport.

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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