# NTSB CHI01LA097: Cessna 152, N5236H, Mankato, MN, February 28, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: February 28, 2001, 12:20 local (18:20 UTC) - Place: Mankato, MN - Coordinates: 44.159961, -93.990943 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1600&lon=-93.9909&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 23, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION - NTSB case key (mKey): 51861 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI01LA097 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/51861/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA097 ## Probable cause The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing. Factors relating to the accident were the student pilot's lack of total experience, the icy runway, the strong crosswind, the wind gusts, and the snowbank. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown - lack of total experience, pilot in command (contributing factor) - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - icy (contributing factor) - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - weather condition - high wind (contributing factor) - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown - terrain condition - snowbank (contributing factor) ## Analysis The solo student pilot said that he was attempting to land on runway 15. On initial touchdown the airplane bounced and ballooned slightly. The student pilot said the crosswind blew the airplane to the left and the icy runway made it hard to correct. The airplane went off the runway and struck a snowbank. An examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies. The wind conditions reported at the time of the accident were 230 degrees at 20 knots and gusts to 27 knots. ## Factual narrative On February 28, 2001, at 1220 central standard time, a Cessna 152, N5236H, operated by a solo student pilot, sustained substantial damage when it struck a snowbank while landing on runway 15 (5,400 feet by 100 feet, snow and ice covered asphalt) at the Mankato Municipal Airport (MKT), Mankato, Minnesota. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The instructional flight was being conducted under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. A visual flight rules flight plan was on file. The student pilot reported no injuries. The solo cross-country flight originated at Redwood Falls, Minnesota, at 1145. In his written statement, the pilot said that he "attempted a landing on [runway] 15. Airplane bounced on initial touchdown and ballooned slightly. Crosswind blew [the] airplane to the left. Icy runway made it hard to correct. Airplane blew off runway and hit snow. Nosewheel buried in snow. Back of [the] plane came up, plane cart-wheeled on [its] left wing." A Federal Aviation Administration inspector examined the airplane at the accident site. The airplane showed damage to the left wing and propeller. The airplane's nose wheel and firewall were bent aft. Flight control continuity was confirmed. An examination of the engine, engine controls, and other airplane systems revealed no anomalies. The automatic weather observing/reporting system at MKT at the time of the accident reported wind conditions of 230 degrees at 20 knots and gusts to 27 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5236H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5236H), registered now, S/N 15284070, built 1979 (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: 15284070 - Airframe hours: 12704 - Engines: Lycoming O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: North Star Aviation, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility - Last inspection: 100 hour, January 25, 2001, 51 hours before - Departed: RWF, REDWOOD FALLS, MN - Destination: MKT, MANKATO, MN - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: MKT, Mankato Airport, runway 15, 5,400 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 34; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 27 total, 27 in this make and model, 3 as pilot in command, 7 in the last 90 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 230° at 20 knots, gusting 27 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 21 °F, dew point 12 °F - Altimeter: 30.07 inHg - Observed at: MKT ## 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 20010228006039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010228006039A), Feb 28, 2001: Cessna 152, Mankato, MN, No damage. (-23) While attempting a landing, the a/c ballooned slightly on initial touchdown and a crosswind blew the plane to the left, the student pilot was unable to… From the NTSB's public API. 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