# Accident 20000216010479A: Cessna 152, Billings, MT, February 16, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 2000, 16:15 local time
- Place: Billings, MT
- Airport: Billings Logan International
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 45.8705° N, 108.4697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8705&lon=-108.4697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757XG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N757XG) (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
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000216010479A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO'S, SOLO STUDENT APPLIED POWER AND CARB HEAT AFTER LANDING AND A/C WENT LEFT. A/C HIT APPROX. 12" SNOWBANK ON THE LEFT SIDE OF 28L AND FLIPPED OVER. NO INJURY TO PILOT. A/C SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. A/C RIGHTED AND TOWED FROM ACCIDENT SITE PRIOR TO FAA ARRIVAL.

## 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 SEA00LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA044), Feb 16, 2000: Cessna 152 (N757XG), Billings, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: Directional control was not maintained. Inadequate remedial action was a factor.

## Other reports on N757XG (1)

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

- [Incident 19920828037449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920828037449I), Aug 28, 1992: Cessna 152 (N757XG), Billings, MT, Minor damage. Student pilot on first solo flight lost directional control. Veered off side of runway.

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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