# Accident 19890213001879A: Cessna 152, Crookston, MN, February 13, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1989, 16:30 local time
- Place: Crookston, MN
- Airport: Crookston Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.7702° N, 96.6001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7702&lon=-96.6001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95975, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95975-1998-12-03) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 582 total, 326 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890213001879A

## Narrative

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

LEFT GEAR HIT RUNWAY ON FLARE HEIGHT DEMO. BEGAN GO AROUND.AIRCRAFT DRIFTED AND SETTLED INTO A SNOWBANK. NOSED OVER

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC89LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA059), Feb 13, 1989: Cessna 152 (N95975), Crookston, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: PREMATURE RAISING OF FLAPS AND THE FAILURE OF THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT TO MAINTAIN RUNWAY ALIGNMENT DURING THE ATTEMPTED GO AROUND.

## Other reports on N95975 (2)

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

- [Accident 19891024043709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891024043709A), Oct 24, 1989: Cessna 152 (N95975), Grand Forks, ND, Substantial damage. Bounced twice on landing, collapsed nose gear and bent propeller.
- [Incident 19891022054479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891022054479I), Oct 22, 1989: Cessna 152 (N95975), Hill City, MN. Engine surging. Emergency landing. No malfunction found. Suspect carburetor heat not on long enough to be effective

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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