What happened
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(-23) While attempting a landing, the a/c ballooned slightly on initial touchdown and a crosswind blew the plane to the left, the student pilot was unable to compensate for the crosswind and the a/c impacted the snow drift adjacent to the runway. The a/c sustained substantial damage to the nose gear and left wing. (.19) on February 28, 2001, at 1220 CST, a Cessna 152, N5236H, operated by a solo student pilot sustained substantial damage when it struck a snowbankwhile landing on runway 15 (5,400 feet by 100 feet, snow and ice covered asphalt) at the Mankato Municipal Airport (mkt) Mankato, MN. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flightwas being conducted under the provisions of 14 CFR prt 91. A visual flight rules plan was on file. The student pilot reported no injuries. The solo cross-country flight originated at redwood falls, MN. At 1145. In his written statement, the pilot said that he"attempted a landing on (runway) 15. Airplane ballooned slightly. Crosswind blew airplane to the left. Icy runway made it hard to correct. Airplane blew off runway and hit snow. Nosewheel buried in snow. Back of plane came up, plane cart-wheeled on its left wing." A FAA inspector examined the airplane at the accident site. The airplane showed damage to the left wing and propeller. The airplane's nose wheel and firewall were bent aft. Flight control continuity was confirmed. An examination of the engine, engine controls, and airplane other systems revealed no anomalies. The automatic weather observing/reporting systemat mkt at the time of the accident reproted wind conditions of 230 degrees at 20 knots, gusts to 27 knots.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE ATTEMPTING A LANDING, THE A/C BALLOONED SLIGHTLY ON INITIAL TOUCHDOWN AND A CROSSWIND BLEW THE PLANE TO THE LEFT, THE STUDENT PILOT WAS UNABLE TO COMPENSATE FOR THE CROSSWIND AND THE A/C IMPACTED THE SNOW DRIFT ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. THE A/C SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR AND LEFT WING. (.19) ON FEBRUARY 28, 2001, AT 1220 CST, A CESSNA 152, N5236H, OPERATED BY A SOLO STUDENT PILOT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT STRUCK A SNOWBANKWHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 15 (5,400 FEET BY 100 FEET, SNOW AND ICE COVERED ASPHALT) AT THE MANKATO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (MKT) MANKATO, MN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHTWAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PRT 91. A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES PLAN WAS ON FILE. THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT REDWOOD FALLS, MN. AT 1145. IN HIS WRITTEN STATEMENT, THE PILOT SAID THAT HE"ATTEMPTED A LANDING ON (RUNWAY) 15. AIRPLANE BALLOONED SLIGHTLY. CROSSWIND BLEW AIRPLANE TO THE LEFT. ICY RUNWAY MADE IT HARD TO CORRECT. AIRPLANE BLEW OFF RUNWAY AND HIT SNOW. NOSEWHEEL BURIED IN SNOW. BACK OF PLANE CAME UP, PLANE CART-WHEELED ON ITS LEFT WING." A FAA INSPECTOR EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE AT THE ACCIDENT SITE. THE AIRPLANE SHOWED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND PROPELLER. THE AIRPLANE'S NOSE WHEEL AND FIREWALL WERE BENT AFT. FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS CONFIRMED. AN EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE, ENGINE CONTROLS, AND AIRPLANE OTHER SYSTEMS REVEALED NO ANOMALIES. THE AUTOMATIC WEATHER OBSERVING/REPORTING SYSTEMAT MKT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT REPROTED WIND CONDITIONS OF 230 DEGREES AT 20 KNOTS, GUSTS TO 27 KNOTS.
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