- Date
- October 17, 1992, 21:06 local (Oct 18, 1992, 01:06 UTC)
- Place
- Princeton, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N19402Cessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed · report June 21, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19921017042329A
- Case key
- 37261
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Probable cause
The pilot failed to maintain control of the airplane, resulting in the airplane departing the runway, impacting with a wall and subsequently caught fire. A contributing factor was the pilot improperly compensated for a crosswind.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
On final approach the pilot said he held a higher then normal speed because of a 10 to 15 knot crosswind from the left. During the landing roll the airplane veered to the left, struck a wall and caught fire. The FAA said, '...the ground track showed no attempt to take corrective action...'
Aircraft
- Registration
- N19402
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15074397
- Engine
- Continental O-200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- John Chang (Partnership)
- Registered owner
- John Chang (Partnership)
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 30, 1992 · 90 hours before
- Departed
- AIY · Atlantic City, NJ
- Airport
- 39N · Princeton, runway 28, 3,098 × 60 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
- 35
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 100 total · 70 in this make and model · 90 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- 220° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 55 °F
- 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.