# Accident 19940112000479A: Cessna 152, Casselton, ND, January 12, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 1994, 19:00 local time
- Place: Casselton, ND
- Airport: Casselton Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9293° N, 96.8297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9293&lon=-96.8297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5329B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5329B-2009-10-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235N2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940112000479A

## Narrative

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

LANDING AT NIGHT ON COMPACTED SNOW ON RUNWAY. HIT SNOWBANK. LANDED LIFT OFF CENTER. WHEEL RODE UP ON SNOW. WING HIT

## 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 CHI94LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA063), Jan 13, 1994: Cessna 152 (N5329B), Casselton, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student's failure to attain proper runway alignment and to maintain directional control. A factor related to the accident was the snow covered runway.

## Other reports on N5329B (2)

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

- [Accident 19890301002909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890301002909A), Mar 1, 1989: Cessna 152 (N5329B), Crookston, MN, Substantial damage. Student lost control landing on first solo. Veered of runway. Nosed over in snowbank. Too much wind for first solo.
- [Accident 19820526020329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820526020329A), May 26, 1982: Cessna 152 (N5329B), Grand Forks, ND, Substantial damage. Student pilot made hard bouncing landing causing nose wheel to collpase.

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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