- Date
- February 15, 1982, 10:29 local (15:29 UTC)
- Place
- Fort Wayne, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N757FXCessna 152(II)
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 15, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820215004129A
- Case key
- 70711
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Diverted attentionCause
Lack of total experienceFactor
Ground loop/swerve - inadvertent
On ground/water collision with object
Terrain condition - snowbankFactor
Analysis
The student was on his sixth touch-and-go landing when the mishap occurred. After landing and before adding power to takeoff, he looked into the cockpit to retract the flaps and remove carburetor heat. During this time, the student lost directional control and the aircraft veered into a snowbank.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N757FX
- Reported as
- Cessna 152(II)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15279715
- Airframe hours
- 2,041
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-62C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Back Forty Flying Club, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Back Forty Flying Club, Inc.
- Departed
- FWA · Fort Wayne, IN
- Destination
- FWA · Fort Wayne, IN
- Airport
- FWA · Fort Wayne Muni., runway 22, 9,000 × 150 ft, concrete
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 28 total · 10 in this make and model · 3 as pilot in command · 18 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 9,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 104 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FWA
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.