Cessna 152 N89044

Summary

On 5 August 2002 at about 23:45 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N89044 was involved in an accident near Danbury, Connecticut, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

5 August 2002 at 23:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Danbury, Connecticut, United States

Nearest airport

Danbury Muni (DXR)

Coordinates

41.3714, -73.4819

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N89044

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Danbury → Danbury

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC02LA154

2 people had minor injuries.

The student pilot's failure to maintain airspeed and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action, which resulted in an inadvertent stall during a simulated forced landing. A factor was the rising terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot was in the traffic pattern practicing touch and go landings, when the flight instructor reduced the engine power to idle to simulate an engine failure. While the student pilot was maneuvering, the airplane "stalled to the left." The CFI assumed control of the airplane; however, the airplane struck trees about 1/2 mile from the runway. The CFI added that he did not hear the airplane's stall warning horn annunciate at any time during the accident sequence. Examination of the airplane did not reveal any mechanical malfunctions. The airplane's stall warning system functioned normally during post accident testing. The terrain at the accident site sloped upward.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.