Cessna 152 N4737L
18 April 2002 · Matawan, New Jersey, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 April 2002 at about 18:20 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N4737L was involved in an accident near Matawan, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 18:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Matawan, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Marlboro Airport (2N8)
- Coordinates
- 40.4091, -74.2307
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152
- Registration
- N4737L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Matawan → Matawan
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC02LA085
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate weather evaluation, and excessive airspeed while landing. A factor was a tailwind.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot was landing on runway 09, a 2,156-foot long, 50-foot wide asphalt runway. His approach was fast and with a tailwind. The airplane landed about half way down the runway, and the student pilot was unable to stop the airplane before it overran the runway. The student pilot did not report any mechanical malfunctions with the airplane, and the reported wind at an airport about 22 nautical miles north of the accident site was variable at 5 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 152 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 2002 | Cessna 152 | NAS Whidbey, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 2002 | Cessna 152 | Christopher, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 2002 | Cessna 152 | Tegucigalpa, Honduras | Aero Club de Honduras | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 May 2002 | Cessna 152M | Forest, Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 2002 | Cessna 152 | Greenville, North Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 2002 | Cessna 152 | Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 3,030 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 2002 | D'apuzzo D-260 | Andover, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 2002 | Piper PA-24-260 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Nov 2002 | Mooney M10 | Fairfield, New Jersey, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 12 Nov 2002 | Cessna 182P | Lincoln Park, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 2002 | Cessna 172P | Ocean City, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 2002 | Wehrlen GLASSAIR II RG | Jackson, New Jersey, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |