Cessna 152 N89627
5 October 1997 · Dover, Delaware, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 October 1997 at about 19:30 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N89627, operated by JIM Strong Aviation, Inc., was involved in an accident near Dover, Delaware, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Dover, Delaware, United States
- Nearest airport
- Chandelle Airport (0N4)
- Coordinates
- 39.1500, -75.5103
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152
- Registration
- N89627
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- JIM Strong Aviation, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- IAD98LA003
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's misjudgment of distance and speed which resulted in an overrun of the runway.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot took off and practiced maneuvers for 45 minutes. After completion of two landings at another airport, he returned to his home airport for additional landings. The student pilot completed two landings and was on the third when the accident occurred. The runway was 2,533 feet long with a 539 foot displaced threshold. The student pilot recalled that on final everything was the same as the two previous landings, except he was a little higher and a little faster. With 30 degrees of flaps, the student pilot pushed forward on the yoke and the airspeed increased to about 70 knots. The airplane bounced at midfield, settled back to the runway, where he applied heavy braking. The airplane skidded off the end of the runway into a freshly plowed garden. The nose gear sank into the soft ground, collapsing the nose gear. The airplane nosed over, coming to rest inverted. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical malfunctions with the airframe or engine.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 152 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr 1997 | Cessna 152 | La Crosse, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1997 | Cessna 152 | North Andover, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 1997 | Cessna 152 | Julian, California, United States | Plus One Flyers, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Jul 1997 | Cessna 152 | Arcadia, Florida, United States | Harald Kirchmayr | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1997 | Cessna 152 | Gorman, Texas, United States | Spencer Jones | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1997 | Cessna 152 | El Cajon, California, United States | Jean Runner | Fatal | 1 |
All 3,030 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 May 1997 | Cessna 150H | New Castle, Delaware, United States | SKI Safety, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 1997 | Cessna 150M | Georgetown, Delaware, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1998 | Cessna 172G | Dover, Delaware, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1996 | Piper PA-22-135 | Dover, Delaware, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 1998 | Globe SWIFT | Milton, Delaware, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1998 | Cessna 150G | Selbyville, Delaware, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |