# Accident 20010110038229A: Cessna 152, Mattoon Charles, IL, January 10, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 2001, 10:45 local time
- Place: Mattoon Charles, IL
- Airport: Coles County Memorial
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4702° N, 88.3601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4702&lon=-88.3601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5394Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5394Q-2013-05-10) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010110038229A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 01-10-2001 AT APPROXIMATELY 1045 CST A CESSNA 152 BEING FLOWN BY A STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 24. ON THE THIRD TAKEOFF THE PIC APPLIED FULL POWER AND VEERED TO THE LEFT, RAN OFF THE RUNWAY INTO ABOUT 12 INCHES OF SNOW. TIRE TRACKS INDICATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS AIRBORNE IN A NOSE HIGH CONDITION AS IT ENTERED THE SNOW, AS THE SNOW TRACK STARTED ABOUT 3 FEET FROM THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED ABOUT 40 FEET, AT WHICH TIME THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUCK THE SNOW AND COLLAPSED, AND THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPRIGHT ON ITS MAIN LANDING GEAR AND NOSE, ABOUT 90 DEGREES TO THE PATH IN THE SNOW. THE STUDENT PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING, FUSELAGE, COWLING, FIREWALL, NOSE LANDING GEAR AND PROPELLER.

## 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 CHI01LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA062), Jan 10, 2001: Cessna 152 (N5394Q), Mattoon, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control. Factors were the crosswind, the pilots lack of total experience, and the snow covered terrain adjacent to the 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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