- Date
- February 16, 1977
- Place
- Jerseyville, IL · JERSEYVILLE, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N7115GCessna 172K
- Status
- Completed · report April 22, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770216002599A
- Case key
- 156801
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0141 77/2/16 JERSEYVILLE,IL CESSNA 172K CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 31, 62 TOTAL TIME - 1730 N7115G PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JERSEYVILLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JERSEYVILLE,IL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER/INADEQUATE SNOW REMOVAL REMARKS- STUDENT PILOT INTENTIONALLY ATTEMPTED TAXI THROUGH SNOWBANK.SNOWBANK DOWN CENTER OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7115G
- Reported as
- Cessna 172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Jerseyville
N7115GRegistration cancelled Jan 26, 2016 · Cessna 172KAirframe modelCessna 172KEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.