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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Longmont, CO · March 4, 2002

Date: March 4, 2002 · 09:30 local
Place: Longmont, CO
Airport: Vance Brand Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N24933
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA02LA048
Reported as: Cessna 152

N24933Registered now · Cessna 152S/N 15280457 · Built 1977 Airframe modelCessna 152 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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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 4, 2002, at approximately 9:30 am mountain standard time, Mr. Illing, a student pilot was conducting touch and go landings on runway 29 at the Longmont, Colorado (2V2) airport. After landing, the aircraft was rolling out and crossed a large patch of ice on the runway. Mr. Illing lost control of the aircraft. The aircraft went off the left side of the runway and struck a three foot deep furrow of snow left by a snowplow. The aircraft nosed over on its back, demolishing the aircraft. The student pilot was the sole occupant of the aircraft and was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for this local flight and no flight plan was filed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MARCH 4, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 9:30 AM MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, MR. ILLING, A STUDENT PILOT WAS CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 29 AT THE LONGMONT, COLORADO (2V2) AIRPORT. AFTER LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT WAS ROLLING OUT AND CROSSED A LARGE PATCH OF ICE ON THE RUNWAY. MR. ILLING LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A THREE FOOT DEEP FURROW OF SNOW LEFT BY A SNOWPLOW. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER ON ITS BACK, DEMOLISHING THE AIRCRAFT. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THIS LOCAL FLIGHT AND 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.

NTSB SEA02LA048Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLongmont, COThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during landing. Factors were a contaminated runway, which was icy and covered with snow, and a snow bank.Mar 4, 2002 · Substantial damage