ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 365604
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| Date: | Tuesday 12 March 1991 |
| Time: | 19:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Caldwell Flight Academy |
| Registration: | N69095 |
| MSN: | 15282480 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Caldwell, NJ -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (KCDW) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
ON HIS 1ST APCH TO LAND AT NIGHT, THE PLT HAD PLANNED A TOUCH AND GO LANDING, BUT HAD DIFFICULTY BLEEDING OFF AIRSPEED, SO HE DECIDED TO GO AROUND. ON THE 2ND APCH, HE ELECTED TO MAKE A FULL STOP LANDING. HOWEVER, DURING THE LANDING, THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. A POST-ACDNT EXAM DISCLOSED NO PROBLEM WITH EITHER THE FLT CONTROLS OR THE AIRSPEED INDICATOR.
Probable Cause: IMPROPER FLARE BY THE PILOT. DARKNESS WAS A RELATED FACTOR.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC91LA087
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 11:54 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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