# NTSB BFO87LA019: Cessna 152II, N94197, Clinton, MD, February 7, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: February 7, 1987, 18:25 local (23:25 UTC)
- Place: Clinton, MD
- Coordinates: 38.760665, -76.89019 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7607&lon=-76.8902&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 7, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 11308
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=BFO87LA019
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/11308/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87LA019

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - airspeed - excessive, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - snowbank (contributing factor)
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

THE PLT STATED HE MADE A NORMAL APPROACH AND TOUCHDOWN. ON ROLL-OUT, AFTER THE FLAPS WERE RETRACTED, A PULLING WAS NOTED TO THE LEFT. THE ACFT SWERVED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY, COLLIDED WITH A SNOWBANK, AND FLIPPED OVER. A WITNESS LOCATED IN THE RUN-UP AREA FOR RWY 23 OBSERVED THE ACFT EXECUTE A GO-AROUND BECAUSE IT WAS HIGH AND FAST. HE STATED IT 'CAME IN AGAIN HIGH AND FAST' JUST PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. EXAM OF THE BRAKES INDICATED NO PREIMPACT MALFUNCTIONS/FAILURES.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N94197](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94197-2008-05-13), registration cancelled 2008-05-13, S/N 15285619, built 1982 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152II
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15285619
- Airframe hours: 1636
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-N2C 108 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Vpi
- Registered owner: Cessna Finance Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: Annual, October 31, 1986, 36 hours before
- Departed: W07, FREDERICKSBURG, VA
- Airport: W32, Hyde Field, runway 23, 2,820 × 30 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 21; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 140 total, 66 in this make and model, 101 as pilot in command, 8 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Wind: 340° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 37 °F, dew point 23 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: ADW, 5 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19870207002419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870207002419I), Feb 7, 1987: Cessna 152, Clinton, MD, Minor damage. Landed with one wheel off side of the runway. Wheel caught in snow and mud and aircraft flipped over.

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.

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