# Incident 19820212006009I: Cessna 152, Pepperell, MA, February 12, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1982, 14:00 local time
- Place: Pepperell, MA
- Airport: Sports Center
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6748° N, 71.5922° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pepperell, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6748&lon=-71.5922&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65541, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65541-1990-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 155 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820212006009I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT VEERED INTO SNOWBANK ON NARROW, BADLY PLOWED        , ICY RUNWAY. AIRPORT CLOSED BY STATE FOR PROPER PLOWING.

## Other reports on N65541 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19800420043999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800420043999I), Apr 20, 1980: Cessna 152 (N65541), Bangor, ME, Minor damage. Student pilot made hard landing while practicing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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