Cessna 152 N95534

Summary

On 23 July 1999 at about 22:15 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N95534, operated by Andrews University, was involved in an accident near Berrien Springs, Michigan, United States. 2 people were 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

23 July 1999 at 22:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Berrien Springs, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Andrews University Airpar (C20)

Coordinates

41.9606, -86.3597

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N95534

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Andrews University

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Berrien Spring → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI99LA249

Nobody was injured.

Failure to obtain a proper climb rate and the delayed remedial action by the certified flight instructor. Contributing factors were the uphill terrain and trees.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The instructional flight impacted terrain during a go-around from runway 21 (2,075 feet by 200 feet, turf). The final approach speed of the airplane was reported by the dual student to be 70 knots. He also reported that the go-around was executed 1/4 down the runway. The certified flight instructor reported, '...we seemed to be in ground effect...'. Upsloping terrain and trees, which were 85 feet in height, were present approximately 1,000 feet from the departure end of the runway. Inspection of the aircraft revealed no anomalies.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.