# NTSB NYC91LA051: Cessna 152, N89627, Lincoln Park, NJ, December 17, 1990

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: December 17, 1990, 14:45 local (19:45 UTC)
- Place: Lincoln Park, NJ
- Location: 40.9476° N, 74.3145° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LINCOLN PARK (N07), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9476&lon=-74.3145&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 14, 1992
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 36861
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC91LA051
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/36861/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA051

## Probable cause

IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDINGS.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, landing - flare/touchdown
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS MAKING HIS SECOND LANDING ON HIS FIRST SUPERVISED SOLO WITH CALM WINDS ON A 2982 X 40 FOOT RUNWAY, WHEN HE BOUNCED. THE AIRPLANE DRIFTED LEFT AND BOTH WING TIPS TOUCHED THE GROUND PRIOR TO THE AIRPLANE COMING DOWN ON THE NOSE WHEEL. THE NOSE WHEEL BROKE OFF AND THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N89627](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89627-2000-09-05), registration cancelled 2000-09-05, S/N 15282806 (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: 15282806
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Lincoln Park Aviation
- Departed: N07
- Airport: N07, Lincoln Park, runway 1, 2,982 × 40 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 44; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 26 total, 26 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: -0 °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 19901217063199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901217063199A), Dec 17, 1990: Cessna 152, Lincoln Park, NJ, Substantial damage. Student on first solo. Bounced landing. Drifted. Both wing tips hit ground by overcontrolling. Stopped off runway.

## Other investigations on N89627 (2)

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 IAD98LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA003), Oct 5, 1997: Cessna 152 (N89627), Dover, DE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of distance and speed which resulted in an overrun of the runway.
- [NTSB MIA87LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA137), Apr 18, 1987: Cessna 152 (N89627), Gainesville, FL, substantial damage

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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