- Date
- January 2, 1982, 13:22 local (18:22 UTC)
- Place
- Ypsilanti, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N68812Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 2, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820102000939A
- Case key
- 73112
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During takeoff from a hard packed snow and icy runway the aircraft veered left into a snowbank off the side of the runway. The student pilot stated that prior to the takeoff roll he had full deflection of the left aileron and was anticipating with right rudder to maintain a straight takeoff roll. After realizing that the aircraft was about to strike the snowbank the student retarded the power.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N68812
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15285339
- Airframe hours
- 70
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Sky Trak, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Sky Trak, Inc.
- Departed
- YIP · Ypsilanti, MI
- Destination
- YIP · Ypsilanti, MI
- Airport
- YIP · Willow Run, runway 14, 6,910 × 0 ft, concrete
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
- 56
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 74 total · 74 in this make and model · 16 as pilot in command · 18 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.