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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Longmont, CO · March 3, 2002

Date
March 3, 2002 · 11:00 local
Place
Longmont, CO
Airport
Vance Brand Airport
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N5413J
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA02LA047
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Pilot’s certificate
Student

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On March 3, 2002, at 11:00 am mountain standard time, Mr. Devenny, a student pilot rolled out, after landing on runway 29, at the Longmont, Colorado airport (2V2). On roll out, the aircraft crossed a large patch of ice on the runway. Mr. Devenny lost directional control of the aircraft and the aircraft struck a three foot deep snow bank left from a snow plow. The aircraft nosed over on its back, demolishing the aircraft. The student pilot was the sole occupant of the aircraft and was not injured. The flight originated at the boulder, CO airport (1V5). Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for this local flight, the pilot obtained computer generated weather information for the flight. No flight plan was filed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MARCH 3, 2002, AT 11:00 AM MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, MR. DEVENNY, A STUDENT PILOT ROLLED OUT, AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 29, AT THE LONGMONT, COLORADO AIRPORT (2V2). ON ROLL OUT, THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED A LARGE PATCH OF ICE ON THE RUNWAY. MR. DEVENNY LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A THREE FOOT DEEP SNOW BANK LEFT FROM A SNOW PLOW. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER ON ITS BACK, DEMOLISHING THE AIRCRAFT. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE BOULDER, CO AIRPORT (1V5). VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THIS LOCAL FLIGHT, THE PILOT OBTAINED COMPUTER GENERATED WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE FLIGHT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

NTSB investigation

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