# Accident 20010104007959A: Cessna 152, Bristow, OK, January 4, 2001 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: January 4, 2001, 15:00 local time - Place: Bristow, OK - Airport: Jones Memorial Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Operator: GH8S - Location: 35.1447° N, 96.4253° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1447&lon=-96.4253&mi=10 - Aircraft: N68472, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68472-2012-07-18) (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: 24 total, 33 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA045) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010104007959A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.4)ON JANUARY 4, 2001, AT 1500 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 152, SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE, N68472, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCK A SNOW BANK DURING THE LANDING FLARE/TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 17 AT THE JONES MEMORIAL AIRPORT, BRISTOW, OKLAHOMA. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED BY CHRISTIANSEN AVIATION AT TULSA, OKLAHOMA, AND OPERATED BY THE OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY, AT STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA, UNDER 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. THE STUDENT PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, AND A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT DEPARTED SHAWNEE, OKLAHOMA, AT 1345. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT A "SLIGHT CROSSWIND FROM APPROXIMATELY 180 DEGREES KEPT ME LEFT OF COURSE TO TOUCHDOWN." AT TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED LEFT UNTIL THE "LEFT MAIN [LANDING GEAR] HIT THE SNOW BANK." THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER FOR A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF "BUT IT DIDN'T WORK." THE AIRPLANE NOSED DOWN, THE LEFT WING AND PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND, AND THE AIRPLANE RETURNED TO A LEVEL ATTITUDE BEFORE COMING TO REST. THE OPERATOR'S PERSONNEL RESPONDING TO THE ACCIDENT SITE, FOUND THE LEFT WING BENT AND CRUMPLED WITH STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE MAIN SPAR. THE OPERATOR REPORTED THE WIND FROM THE SOUTH AT 10 KNOTS. (-23) ON APPROACH, THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED LEFT OF RUNWAY 17 AND AT TOUCHDOWN THE LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUCK A SNOW BANK LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER MORE LEFT, AT WHICH TIME THE NOSE GEAR WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT IT WAS AT THIS TIME THE LEFT WING WAS DRIVEN DOWN, THE STEERING COLLAR BROKE, AND THE PROP STRUCK THE GROUND. THE LEFT WING SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ## 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 FTW01LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA045), Jan 4, 2001: Cessna 152 (N68472), Bristow, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind conditions, which resulted in the airplane striking a snow bank during the landing flare/touchdown. A factor was the crosswind weather condition. ## Other reports on N68472 (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20100916047569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100916047569I), Sep 16, 2010: Cessna 152 (N68472), Mosby, MO, Minor damage. Mr. Kumaran was on his 5th solo training flight, unsupervised. He stalled in the landing flare, landed hard, breaking the nose gear in the process. Witnesses… - [Accident 20050408004829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050408004829A), Apr 8, 2005: Cessna 152 (N68472), Stillwater, OK, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft veered off left edge of runway 17 just after landing. Pilot stated he was reconfiguring for a takeoff and looked over his left shoulder to see… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.