- Date
- December 24, 1990, 12:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Lee'S Summit, MO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4977PCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 2, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19901224056309A
- Case key
- 14974
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Probable cause
The pilot's inability to maintain directional control of the airplane after landing. The icy runway and the pilot's lack to total experience were factors.
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.
Analysis
The airplane drifted off the left side of the snow-covered runway during the landing roll. The pilot stated that he attempted to go-around but the airplane slid off the runway, into snow and grass. The airplane continued across the grass and collided with the airport lighting control/transformer before it came to a stop.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4977P
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15284869
- Airframe hours
- 5,206
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Triangle Aircraft Air Charter
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- K84 · Lee'S Summit, runway 18, 3,000 × 60 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
- 36
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 72 total · 2 in this make and model · 38 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 19 °F, dew point 9 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GVW
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 N4977P · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.