# NTSB CEN22LA261: Cessna 152, N6346P, Eden Prairie, MN, June 21, 2022 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: June 21, 2022, 08:00 local (13:00 UTC) - Place: Eden Prairie, MN - Coordinates: 44.824564, -93.457913 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8246&lon=-93.4579&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA _ Minneapolis FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 105313 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN22LA261 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/105313/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105313 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA261 ## Probable cause The student pilot not maintaining directional control during landing which resulted in a runway excursion. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 152, 32 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2071835), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Student/instructed pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 152, 115 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2071835), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 152, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md?model=2071835), [All aircraft, 1,309 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md) ## Analysis The student pilot reported that he was landing during a solo flight when the accident happened. He stated that the final approach was “going well and [he] was tracking centerline all the way up until touchdown.” As the airplane entered ground effect it yawed to the left. The airplane touched down and “side loaded.” The student pilot reported that he started to initiate a go-around, but then decided it best to abort the go-around and reduced the engine power to idle. The airplane exited the left side of the runway and received substantial damage to its fuselage. The student pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6346P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6346P-2023-09-16), registration cancelled 2023-09-16, S/N 15285005, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 152 - 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: 15285005 - Year built: 1981 - Engines: Lycoming O-235 115 hp reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: R&R Aero Services LLC - Registered owner: R&R Aero Services LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal - Airport: FCM, Flying Cloud, runway 28R, 3,898 × 75 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Stall warning system ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 22; injuries: none; student; medical: class 1, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 40 total, 40 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 270° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 70 °F - Altimeter: 29.90 inHg - Observed at: KFCM, 1 nm away - METAR: METAR KFCM 211253Z 27006KT 10SM CLR 24/21 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP118 T02390206= ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20220621010859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220621010859A), Jun 21, 2022: Cessna 152, Eden Prairie, MN, Substantial damage. 2022-06-21 [privacy data omitted]solo student pilot was conducting takeoffs and landings on runway 28R at Flying Cloud Airport (fcm). While landing the… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 6, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105313. 2.3 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 1.6 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14363783&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_1web_Reader_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Accident photos (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 702 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14363793&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Docket%20Photo%20array%20template-Rel.pdf 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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