CHI82DA083

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 152 · Milwaukee, WI · March 5, 1982

Accident · No injuriesFinal report
Date
March 5, 1982, 15:00 local (21:00 UTC)
Place
Milwaukee, WI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N6125BCessna 152
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report March 5, 1983
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19820305004699A
Case key
71714

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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/waterTakeoff - roll/run
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - snow coveredFactor
Directional control - not maintainedPilot in commandCause
Lack of total experiencePilot in commandFactor
Ground loop/swerve - inadvertentPilot in command
On ground/water encounter with terrain/waterTakeoff - roll/run
Airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - snowbankFactor

Analysis

The student was practicing touch and go landings on a snow covered runway. After applying power for takeoff during the third touch and go, the aircraft veered left and hit a snowbank.

Aircraft

Registration
N6125B
Reported as
Cessna 152
Category
Airplane
Serial number
15283904
Airframe hours
2,099
Engine
Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Operator
Gran-Aire, Inc.
Registered owner
Gran-Aire, Inc.
Departed
MWC · Milwaukee, WI
Destination
MWC · Milwaukee, WI
Airport
MWC · Timmerman Field, runway 33, 4,200 × 75 ft, asphalt

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
40
Certificate
Student
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Flight hours
40 total · 40 in this make and model · 4 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 30 days

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
280° at 10 knots
Visibility
15 statute miles
Temperature
72 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg
Observed at
MWC

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Other investigations on N6125B · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.