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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Provo, UT · January 6, 2001

Date: January 6, 2001 · 19:15 local
Place: Provo, UT
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N108ES
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN01LA039
Reported as: Cessna 152

N108ESRegistration cancelled Apr 9, 2003 · Cessna 152S/N 15279931 · Built 1977 Airframe modelCessna 152 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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(-23)A/c departed rwy 30 @spanish fork, Utah at approx. 1900 MST, during climb out encountered unknown fog area. VFR rated pilots lost orientation and descended hitting frozen surface of Utah lake. Nose gear broke off on impact, whicle the a/c continued to skid several hundreds yards before stopping and breaking through the ice at approx. a 20 to 30 degree angle nose down. As the airplane settled both pilots evacuated the a/c and climbed onto the wings. The a/c came to rest with the outboard parts of the wings on solid ice with broken ice by the fuselage. The pilot was injured with fractured ankles and facial cuts. The passenger was uninjured and went for help at the Provo airport.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)A/C DEPARTED RWY 30 @SPANISH FORK, UTAH AT APPROX. 1900 MST, DURING CLIMB OUT ENCOUNTERED UNKNOWN FOG AREA. VFR RATED PILOTS LOST ORIENTATION AND DESCENDED HITTING FROZEN SURFACE OF UTAH LAKE. NOSE GEAR BROKE OFF ON IMPACT, WHICLE THE A/C CONTINUED TO SKID SEVERAL HUNDREDS YARDS BEFORE STOPPING AND BREAKING THROUGH THE ICE AT APPROX. A 20 TO 30 DEGREE ANGLE NOSE DOWN. AS THE AIRPLANE SETTLED BOTH PILOTS EVACUATED THE A/C AND CLIMBED ONTO THE WINGS. THE A/C CAME TO REST WITH THE OUTBOARD PARTS OF THE WINGS ON SOLID ICE WITH BROKEN ICE BY THE FUSELAGE. THE PILOT WAS INJURED WITH FRACTURED ANKLES AND FACIAL CUTS. THE PASSENGER WAS UNINJURED AND WENT FOR HELP AT THE PROVO AIRPORT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN01LA039Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSpanish Fork, UTImproper weather evaluation by both the pilot and pilot/passenger, and the pilot's inadvertent VFR flight into IMC resulting in his spatial disorientation. Factors were the pilot rated passenger's spatial disorientation, fog, and night conditions.Jan 7, 2001 · Destroyed

Other reports on N108ES · 2

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

Incident 19970222006479IForced/Precautionary Landing · Provo, UTNarrative: aircraft was on departure climb from cedar valley airport with pilot under instruction at the flight controls. Engine began to run rough and lose power so flight instructor took control of the aircraft and applied carburetor heat. Engine did not…Feb 22, 1997 · Minor damage Accident 19920529017169ATouch And Go Landing · Mt Pleasant, UTLost directional control landing in gusty crosswind. Ran off runway and struck a dirt berm.May 29, 1992 · Substantial damage