# NTSB CHI82DA051: Cessna 152(II), N757FX, Fort Wayne, IN, February 15, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: February 15, 1982, 10:29 local (15:29 UTC)
- Place: Fort Wayne, IN
- Coordinates: 41.04985, -85.239295 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0498&lon=-85.2393&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 15, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70711
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82DA051
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70711/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA051

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - diverted attention, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - snowbank (contributing factor)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152(II)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15279715
- Airframe hours: 2041
- Engines: 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.

- Pilot; age 35; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820215004129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820215004129A), Feb 15, 1982: Cessna 152, Fort Wayne, IN, Substantial damage. Student lost control on a touch and go while looking for carb heat and flap controls. Ran into a snowbank.

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.

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