# Accident 20030128000789A: Cessna 152, Ellensburg, WA, January 28, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 2003, 14:30 local time
- Place: Ellensburg, WA
- Airport: Bowers Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: GGUS
- Location: 47.0167° N, 120.5167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0167&lon=-120.5167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48769, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48769-2012-12-31) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030128000789A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AFTER LANDING. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY, ENCOUNTERED A SNOWBANK, AND SUBSEQUENTLY NOSED OVER. LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH A QUARTERING TAILWIND.

## 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 SEA03LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA031), Jan 28, 2003: Cessna 152 (N48769), Ellensburg, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Aircraft control was not maintained during the landing roll. A tailwind and a snow bank were factors.

## Other reports on N48769 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19930927045169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930927045169I), Sep 27, 1993: Cessna 152 (N48769), Ellensburg, WA. Engine running rough. Emergency landing on highway. Found primer to be out.
- [Incident 19881215067469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881215067469I), Dec 15, 1988: Cessna 152 (N48769), Pomeroy, WA. Communication and navigation instrument problems. Fuel showing low. Precautionary landing on road. Reset alternator

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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