# Accident 20020416007089A: Cessna 152, Maple Lake, MN, April 16, 2002 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: April 16, 2002, 08:55 local time - Place: Maple Lake, MN - Airport: Maple Lake Municipal - Damage: No damage - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 45.2295° N, 94.0001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2295&lon=-94.0001&mi=10 - Aircraft: N752AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N752AA-2013-06-07) (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 - Pilot certificates: Student - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA107) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020416007089A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) ON APRIL 16, 2002, AT 0855 CDT, A CESSNA 152 OWNED BY CITATION AVIATION INC. AND OPERATED BY CRAIG ALAN JOHNSON, EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING DURING AN INSTRUCTIONAL SOLO FLIGHT. VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, THE ONE CREW MEMBER WAS UNINJURED. THE PIC HOLDS A STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT LAKE ELMO AIRPORT (21D), LAKE ELMO, NM ON APRIL 16, 2002 AT 0800 CDT. (.19) ON APRIL 16, 2002, AT 0855 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 152, N752AA, PILOTED BY A STUDENT PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 10 (2,796 FEET BY 60 FEET, DRY/ASPHALT) AT THE MAPLE LAKE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, MAPLE LAKE, MINNESOTA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE SOLO INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED THE LAKE ELMO AIRPORT, LAKE ELMO, MINNESOTA, AT 0800. ACCORDING TO THE STUDENT PILOT'S WRITTEN STATEMENT, WHILE ON APPROACH AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL) HE ENCOUNTERED "WINDSHEAR" AND THE AIRPLANE LANDED HARD ON THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED, "MAIN GEAR HIT RUNWAY HARD, PLANE BOUNCED THREE TIMES - THIRD TIME IN GRASS [LEFT] OF RUNWAY, NOSE GEAR FAILED, AIRCRAFT WENT UP ON NOSE, FELL BANK ON MAIN GEAR." THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED HE HAD A TOTAL FLIGHT TIME OF 51.2 HOURS, OF WHICH 12.0 HOURS WERE AS PILOT-IN-COMMAND. THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD FLOWN 37 HOURS IN THE LAST 90 DAYS, ALL OF WHICH WERE IN THE CESSNA 152. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD FLOWN 4.4 HOURS IN THE LAST 30 DAYS AND 0.5 HOUR DURING THE LAST 24 HOURS. A WEATHER OBSERVATION STATION LOCATED AT THE MAPLE LAKE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (MGG) RECORDED THE WEATHER APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT AS: OBSERVATION TIME: 0854 CDT, WIND: 180 DEGREES MAGNETIC AT 15 KNOTS, VISIBILITY: 10 STATUTE MILES, SKY CONDITION: BROKEN CLOUDS AT 2,200 FEET AGL, TEMPERATURE: 22 DEGREES CELSIUS, DEW POINT: 18 DEGREES CELSIUS, PRESSURE: 29.51 INCHES OF MERCURY ## 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 CHI02LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA107), Apr 16, 2002: Cessna 152 (N752AA), Maple Lake, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's inadequate flare and compensation for the crosswind condition during landing. A factor to the accident was the crosswind condition. ## Other reports on N752AA (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 19990125014709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990125014709A), Jan 25, 1999: Cessna 152 (N752AA), Lake Elmo, MN, Substantial damage. (.19)On January 25, 1999, at 1700 central standard time, a Cessna 152, N752AA, being flown by a student pilot collided with a snowbank following a loss of… 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.