# NTSB NYC96LA060: Cessna 152, N757PS, Mattituck, NY, February 7, 1996 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: February 7, 1996, 09:30 local (14:30 UTC) - Place: Mattituck, NY - Coordinates: 40.999004, -72.530067 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9990&lon=-72.5301&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report August 20, 1996 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 39148 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC96LA060 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/39148/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA060 ## Probable cause the student pilot's inadequate inflight decision and inadequate evaluation of the weather which resulted in a downwind landing and runway overrun. The student pilot's failure to follow directives was a contributing factor. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Overrun, landing - roll - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor) - in-flight planning/decision - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - weather evaluation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - procedures/directives - not followed, pilot in command (contributing factor) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - snowbank ## Analysis This was the student pilot's third solo flight outside of the traffic pattern to practice airwork in the local area. He was not authorized to fly solo to other airports. After takeoff he elected to practice takeoffs and landings at the another airport. A witness at the airport observed the airplane when it was about 3/4 of the distance down the 2,200-foot runway. The airplane was about 100 feet above the ground performing a go-around. He next observed the airplane a few minutes later during a landing roll-out. The airplane was still moving fast about 3/4 of the distance down the runway, when it went off of the end of the runway and collided with a 3-foot-high snow bank. Examination of the runway revealed skid marks that extended along the last 450 feet of the runway. The last 150 feet of skid marks showed signs of a deflated right main tire. Winds at an airport 10 miles to the southwest were reported to be from 220 degrees at 12 knots. The student pilot had accumulated approximately 40 hours of total flight experience, of which about 8 hours were solo flight. ## Factual narrative On February 7, 1996, at 0930 eastern standard time, a Cessna 152, N757PS, was substantially damaged after landing at the Mattituck Airbase Airport, Mattituck, New York. The student pilot received minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the solo flight that originated at Brookhaven, New York. No flight plan had been filed for the flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to the manager of the student pilot's (SP) flight school, the SP had been signed off for local airwork only, and was not authorized to fly solo to other airports. This was the SP's third solo flight outside of the traffic pattern to practice airwork in the local area. The SP departed the Brookhaven Airport, and elected to practice takeoffs and landings at the Mattituck Airbase Airport (21N). A witness at 21N observed the airplane when it was about 3/4 of the distance down runway 01, a 2,200 foot runway. The airplane was about 100 feet above the ground performing a go-around. He watched the airplane continue in a climbing left turn, and then lost sight of it. He next observed the airplane a few minutes later during a landing roll-out. Again the airplane was about 3/4 of the distance down the runway. The witness stated that the airplane was still moving fast when it went straight off of the end of the runway, and collided with a 3-foot-high snow bank. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Inspector's report stated that examination of the runway revealed skid marks that extended along the last 450 feet of the runway. The inspector also stated, "Last 50 yards of skid marks were off the runway and showed signs of a deflated right main tire." The report further stated that a police officer pilot reported the runway condition to be clean and dry. The winds at an airport 10 miles to the southwest of 21N were reported to be from 220 degrees at 12 knots. The SP had accumulated approximately 40 hours of total flight experience, of which about 8 hours were solo. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N757PS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757PS-2011-01-03), registration cancelled 2011-01-03, S/N 15279901, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 152 - 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: 15279901 - Airframe hours: 7248 - Engines: Lycoming O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Mid Island Air Service Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility - Last inspection: 100 hour, November 15, 1995, 69 hours before - Departed: HWV, BROOKHAVEN, NY - Destination: 21N - Airport: 21N, Mattituck Airbase, runway 1, 2,200 × 130 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 18; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 41 total, 35 in this make and model, 8 as pilot in command, 17 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 220° at 12 knots - Visibility: 15 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 8,000 ft broken - Temperature: 32 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: FOK, 11 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 19960207014529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960207014529A), Feb 7, 1996: Cessna 152, Mattituck, NY, Substantial damage. Tried to takeoff downwind. Unable airborn. Failed abort. Overran runway into a snow fence. Inadequate supervision. ## Other investigations on N757PS (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 LAX08CA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA252), Aug 1, 2008: Cessna 152 (N757PS), Glendale, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's misjudged altitude and distance, and failure to attain the proper touchdown point, that led to a landing overrun. - [NTSB NYC83LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA220), Aug 23, 1983: Cessna 152 (N757PS), Islip, NY, 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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