# Accident 19990125014709A: Cessna 152, Lake Elmo, MN, January 25, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 1999, 17:00 local time
- Place: Lake Elmo, MN
- Airport: Lake Elmo
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9896° N, 92.9009° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9896&lon=-92.9009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N752AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N752AA-2013-06-07) (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 O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 27 total, 27 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990125014709A

## Narrative

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

(.19)ON JANUARY 25, 1999, AT 1700 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 152, N752AA, BEING FLOWN BY A STUDENT PILOT COLLIDED WITH A SNOWBANK FOLLOWING A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 21 (2,497' X 75') AT THE LAKE ELMO AIRPORT, LAKE ELMO, MINNESOTA. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE 14 CFR PART 91 SOLO INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS ON A VFR FLIGHT PLAN.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN, EXACT TIME UNKNOWN.                                                                       (-23) STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING ON SNOW AND ICE COVERED RUNWAY, LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND DEPARTED SIDE OF RUNWAY INTO SNOWBANK.  RUNWAY NOTAMED BRAKING ACTION POOR.

## 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 CHI99LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA076), Jan 25, 1999: Cessna 152 (N752AA), Lake Elmo, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. Factors associated with the accident were the snow covered, icy runway condition and the snowbank…

## Other reports on N752AA (1)

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

- [Accident 20020416007089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020416007089A), Apr 16, 2002: Cessna 152 (N752AA), Maple Lake, MN, No damage. (-23) On April 16, 2002, at 0855 CDT, a Cessna 152 owned by citation aviation inc. and operated by craig alan johnson, experienced a hard landing during an…

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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