Cessna 152 N89242

Summary

On 2 August 1997 at about 14:20 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N89242 was involved in an accident near Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 August 1997 at 14:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Nearest airport

Plymouth Municipal (PYM)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N89242

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

IAD97LA105

Nobody was injured.

Inadequate compensation for wind conditions by the pilot. A related factor was the crosswind.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot departed the area to practice maneuvers. On his return, the winds had increased, and he performed a go-around during his first approach. During his second approach to land on runway 33, the airplane touched down hard, bounced, veered off the right side of the runway, and nosed over. The reported winds at the time of the accident were from 270 degrees at 13 knots, with gusts to 22 knots. The pilot reported that there was no mechanical malfunction with the airplane or the engine, and that he used runway 33 as that was the only open runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.