# Accident 20020303003919A: Cessna 172N, Longmont, CO, March 3, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 2002, 11:00 local time
- Place: Longmont, CO
- Airport: Vance Brand Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1636° N, 105.1631° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1636&lon=-105.1631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5413J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5413J-2004-05-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020303003919A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 SEA02LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA047), Mar 3, 2002: Cessna 172N (N5413J), Longmont, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. Factors included the student pilot's lack of experience, an icy runway, and a mound of snow 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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