Cessna 152 accident near Wauwatosa, WI
On May 26, 2022, a Cessna 152 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Wauwatosa, WI. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- May 26, 2022
- Place
- Wauwatosa, WI
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 43.102°N, 88.040°W
- NTSB ID
- 20220526105138
Official records · CEN22FA214
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- ATC Communications Summary: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn May 26, 2022, about 1456 central daylight time, a Cessna 152, N4978B, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. The student pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. The flight instructor reported that, on the day of the accident, the student pilot was performing a solo flight. Automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) data and ATC communications indicated that the airplane took off from runway 22R at Lawrence J. Timmerman Airport (MWC), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and entered a left traffic pattern. The airplane touched down on runway 22R and remained on the runway for about 20 seconds before the airplane began its second takeoff. The airplane’s groundspeed increased, and the airplane started to gain altitude. While climbing, the student pilot reported to ATC that the airplane had an engine failure. ATC acknowledged and the student pilot then transmitted, “unintelligible . . .I’m stalling, I don’t know what to do.” ATC asked the student pilot, “are you a solo?” The student pilot responded with, “I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I didn’t have my flaps up. . . unintelligible.” A few seconds later ATC transmitted, “increase speed . . . are you able to make the tar?” A witness reported that the airplane climbed just above tree height in a nose high attitude. Shortly thereafter, the left wing dropped, and the airplane descended “straight down.” An aircraft performance study was conducted using ADS-B data from the accident flight and pr
Probable cause
The student pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in a stall from which the student pilot could not recover.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
