# NTSB CHI87LA071: Cessna 152II, N6179Q, West Middleton, IN, January 25, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: January 25, 1987, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place: West Middleton, IN
- Location: 40.4334° N, 86.2033° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GLENNDALE (8I3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4334&lon=-86.2033&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 10, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 13723
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI87LA071
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/13723/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA071

## Sequence of events

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

- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - snowbank (contributing factor)
  - proper alignment - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - uncontrolled, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUCK A SNOWBANK. THE NOSE WHEEL THEN GOT CAUGHT IN SNOW AND THE ACFT TIPPED UP ON THE PROP AND LEFT WING.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6179Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6179Q), registered now, S/N 15285185 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152II
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15285185
- Airframe hours: 2979
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Charlie N. Beene, doing business as Gledndale Air Service
- Registered owner: Charlie N. Beene
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, October 25, 1986, 80 hours before
- Departed: OKK, KOKOMO, IN
- Airport: 8I3, Glenndale, runway 36, 2,048 × 110 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 34; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 81 total, 57 in this make and model, 54 as pilot in command, 7 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 45° at 11 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 19 °F

## 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 19870125001509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870125001509A), Jan 25, 1987: Cessna 152, West Middleton, IN, Substantial damage. The left main gear caught in a snowbank during landing roll. The aircraft nosed over.

## Other investigations on N6179Q (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW00LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA071), Jan 21, 2000: Cessna 152 (N6179Q), Slidell, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper approach planning, which resulted in a downwind landing. A factor was the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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