# NTSB CHI00LA202: Cessna 152, N69066, Park River, ND, July 13, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 13, 2000, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC) - Place: Park River, ND - Coordinates: 48.390926, -97.739128 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3909&lon=-97.7391&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 9, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 49738 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI00LA202 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/49738/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA202 ## Probable cause directional control not being maintained by the pilot during landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - Nose over, landing - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing ## Analysis During landing rollout the aircraft departed the prepared runway surface to the left side and nosed-over. The pilot reported that during landing rollout the left brake had locked up and he could not control the aircraft with opposite rudder and/or braking. Post-accident investigation revealed black tire-skid marks, deposited from the right main and nose landing gear, leading up to the wreckage of the aircraft. The brakes, tires, and wheel assemblies were inspected and no anomalies were found. An operational test of the brake system was conducted and no anomalies were noted. No anomalies were found with the aircraft or its flight control systems that would preclude the normal operation of the aircraft. ## Factual narrative On July 13, 2000, at 1500 central daylight time (CDT), a Cessna 152, N69066, piloted by a commercial pilot, was substantially damaged following a loss of control and subsequent nose-over during landing on runway 30 (3,100 feet by 60 feet, dry/asphalt), at the Park River W C Skjerven Field Airport (Y37), Park River, North Dakota. The flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 and was not operating on a flight plan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot reported no injuries. The flight departed the Grand Forks International Airport at 1350 CDT, with a planned destination of Y37. The pilot reported that during landing rollout the left brake had locked up and he could not control the aircraft with opposite rudder and/or braking. Postaccident investigation revealed black tire-skid marks, deposited from the right main and nose landing gear, leading up to the wreckage of the aircraft. The brakes, tires, and wheel assemblies were inspected and no anomalies were found. An operational test of the brake system was conducted and no anomalies were noted. No anomalies were found with the aircraft or its flight control systems that would preclude the normal operation of the aircraft. The pilot was given, by an inspector with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Fargo Flight Standards District Office (FSDO), Fargo, North Dakota, a NTSB Form 6120.1/2 (Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report) to complete on July 14, 2000. The pilot failed to return the completed form to the NTSB or Fargo FAA-FSDO office. The pilot was sent, by the NTSB Investigator-In-Charge (IIC), via first-class mail, a NTSB Form 6120.1/2 (Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report) to complete on October 2, 2000. The pilot failed to return the completed form to the NTSB. The pilot was sent, by the NTSB Investigator-In-Charge (IIC), via certified mail, a NTSB Form 6120.1/2 (Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report) to complete on February 27, 2000. The certified letter was never claimed and was returned unopened to the NTSB IIC. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N69066](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N69066), registered now, S/N 15282470, built 1978 (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: 15282470 - Airframe hours: 5617 - Engines: Continental O-200 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Galaxy Aviation Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal - Departed: GFK, GRAND FORKS, ND - Destination: Y37 - Airport: Y37, Park River Airport, runway 30, 3,100 × 60 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 57; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 4,000 total, 120 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 330° at 12 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 183 °F, dew point 140 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: GFK, 36 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). - [Accident 20000713037159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000713037159A), Jul 13, 2000: Cessna 152, Park River, ND, No damage. (-23)A/c landed hard on runway 3D at Park River ND airport (V37), a/c exited left side of running through tall grass and tipped on its back. Damage to rudder… From the NTSB's public API. 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