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Cessna 152 N89644

26 September 1998 · Oxford, Connecticut, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 26 September 1998 at about 17:00 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N89644 was involved in an accident near Oxford, Connecticut, 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.

The record

Date
at 17:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Oxford, Connecticut, United States
Nearest airport
Waterbury-Oxford (OXB)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 152
Registration
N89644
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
IAD98LA112

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

The pilot's improper flare and inadequate recovery from a bounced landing. A factor was the pilot's lack of experience.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot completed three takeoffs and landings. The pilot said that during the fourth landing attempt he encountered a gust of wind. The pilot stated he overcorrected during his attempt to complete the landing. The airplane bounced three times and landed hard on the nose gear. The pilot said, 'This was my fault. Instead of correcting, I tried to put the airplane down as quickly as possible.' The pilot reported 85 hours of total flight experience, 20 hours of which were in make and model.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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