# Accident 20010228006039A: Cessna 152, Mankato, MN, February 28, 2001 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: February 28, 2001, 12:20 local time - Place: Mankato, MN - Airport: Mankato Municipal - Damage: No damage - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 44.1600° N, 93.9909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1600&lon=-93.9909&mi=10 - Aircraft: N5236H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5236H) (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 CHI01LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA097) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010228006039A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-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. ## 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 CHI01LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA097), Feb 28, 2001: Cessna 152 (N5236H), Mankato, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing. Factors relating to the accident were the student pilot's lack of total experience, the icy runway, the strong… ## Other reports on N5236H (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20181213023529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181213023529I), Dec 13, 2018: Cessna 152 (N5236H), Sac, CA, Minor damage. Foreign pilot (italy) with a FAA temporary airman certificate (pending) was using a C-152 aircraft for pattern practice at sacramento executive airport.… - [Incident 19880524033939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880524033939I), May 24, 1988: Cessna 152 (N5236H), Rochester, MN. Student lost control and ran off the runway on his first attempt at solo. 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.