# Accident 20020117002299A: Cessna 152, Logan, UT, January 17, 2002 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: January 17, 2002, 15:10 local time - Place: Logan, UT - Airport: Logan-Cache Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 41.7199° N, 111.8391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7199&lon=-111.8391&mi=10 - Aircraft: N68737, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68737-2015-03-27) (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 - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 75 total, 63 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN02LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA021) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020117002299A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 35 AT LOGAN CACHE AIRPORT, SKIDDED TO THE LEFT ON A PATCH OF ICE, NOSE WHEEL RAN INTO A SNOW BANK ON THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED ON ITS BACK. (.4) ON JANUARY 17, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 1515 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 152, N68737, OPERATED BY UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED FOLLOWING LOSS OF CONTROL DURING LANDING ROLL AT LOGAN-CACHE AIRPORT, LOGAN, UTAH. THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THIS LOCAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT APPROXIMATELY 1500. ACCORDING TO THE STUDENT PILOT, DURING LANDING ROLL ON RUNWAY 35, THE AIRPLANE HIT SEVERAL PATCHES OF SNOW AND ICE THAT WERE LOCATED LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE. HE ATTEMPTED TO ADD A LITTLE POWER AND RIGHT RUDDER TO AVOID THE ICE. THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUCK A SNOW BANK, AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING SPAR, VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HIS TOTAL FLIGHT TIME WAS 85.5 HOURS IN ALL AIRCRAFT, AND THIS WAS HIS FIRST FLIGHT IN THE LAST 90 DAYS. AT 1551, THE RECORDED WEATHER CONDITIONS AT LOGAN-CACHE AIRPORT, WERE, WIND, CALM; VISIBILITY, 3 STATUTE MILES; TEMPERATURE, MINUS 10 DEGREES CELSIUS; DEW POINT, MINUS 12 DEGREES CELSIUS; AND AN ALTIMETER SETTING, 30.16. ## 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 DEN02LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA021), Jan 17, 2002: Cessna 152 (N68737), Logan, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing roll. Contributing factors were the runway's patchy snow and ice conditions and a snow bank along the side of the runway. ## Other reports on N68737 (3) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20070628016909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070628016909I), Jun 28, 2007: Cessna 152 (N68737), Tucson, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) At the time of the incident the pilot in command (PIC) of N68737 was on his first solo flight at the Ryan airport, Tucson, AZ. After the PIC landed on… - [Incident 19901025057119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901025057119I), Oct 25, 1990: Cessna 152 (N68737), Bountiful, UT, Minor damage. Aircraft porpoised on landing. Aircraft propeller and nose gear received minor damage. - [Incident 19861229080969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861229080969I), Dec 29, 1986: Cessna 152 (N68737), Woods Cross, UT, Minor damage. Solo student failed to maintain runway heading after liftoff. Struck a taxiway light damaging aircraft brake line. 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.