Cessna 152 N89101

Summary

On 15 November 1998 at about 16:46 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N89101 was involved in an accident near Caldwell, New Jersey, 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

15 November 1998 at 16:46

Classification

Accident

Location

Caldwell, New Jersey, United States

Nearest airport

Essex County Airport (CDW)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N89101

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

IAD99LA016

Nobody was injured.

the student's pilot's inadequate climb and his failure to maintain adequate altitude and clearance. A related factor was the wind gusts.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot practiced flight maneuvers for approximately 2 hours during the local solo flight. During landing on runway 27, the pilot said a gust of wind lifted the airplane to a nose high pitch attitude. Full power was applied to abort the landing but the airplane would not climb. The airplane descended and collided with terrain. The student pilot reported there were no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane. Winds were reported to be from 300 degrees at 12 knots, gusting to 20.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.