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NYC86LA116

1986-05-02 · PITTSTOWN, New Jersey, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport N40

Current FAA registration · N94577

Make / Model
CESSNA 152
Year of manufacture
1983 · 3 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19830405
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AD2328

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

ON FLARE FOR LANDING, STUDENT PILOT ENCOUNTERED WIND SHEAR AND LANDED HARD, COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR, BOUNCING OFF TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY, NOSE DIGGING INTO SOFT TURF, CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO COME TO REST INVERTED. AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. INSTRUCTOR PILOT AND STUDENT PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_NYC86LA116.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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