# Accident 20020304003879A: Cessna 152, Longmont, CO, March 4, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 2002, 09:30 local time
- Place: Longmont, CO
- Airport: Vance Brand Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1636° N, 105.1628° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1636&lon=-105.1628&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24933, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24933) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020304003879A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 SEA02LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA048), Mar 4, 2002: Cessna 152 (N24933), Longmont, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

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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