# NTSB CHI94LA083: Cessna 152, N94269, Sebewaing, MI, February 7, 1994

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: February 7, 1994, 18:45 local (23:45 UTC)
- Place: Sebewaing, MI
- Coordinates: 43.729595, -83.450561 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7296&lon=-83.4506&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 14, 1994
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 9465
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI94LA083
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/9465/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA083

## Probable cause

was the pilot-in-command's failure to maintain directional control.  Factors were the icy runway and a snowbank.

## 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
  - terrain condition - icy (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - snowbank (contributing factor)

## Analysis

DURING A NIGHT LANDING ON AN ICY RUNWAY, DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST AND THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED A SNOWBANK AT THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY.  NO MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WERE FOUND ON INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE.  WINDS WERE LIGHT.

## Factual narrative

On February 7, 1994, at 1845 eastern standard time, a Cessna 152, N94269, registered to Price Aviation, Inc., of Linden, Michigan, and operated by a private pilot, experienced a loss of control during a night landing at Sebewaing, Michigan, and impacted a snowbank.  The airplane sustained substantial damage.  The pilot and one passenger reported no injuries.  The personal 14 CFR Part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions.  No flight plan was on file.  The flight departed Linden, Michigan, at 1745.

The pilot stated that the runway was "sheet of ice."  He indicated that there was no mechanical problem with the airplane; however, after landing he was unable to control the airplane as he moved his feet from the rudder pedals to the brakes.  The airplane slid to the right side of the runway and impacted a snowbank at the edge of runway 36 (2,178' x 50').  The pilot told an FAA inspector that his passenger may have interfered with the rudder pedals.  He stated that the wind was 340 degrees at 5 knots.

Subsequent examination of the accident airplane revealed no anomalies with the operation of all flight control deflections.

A police report of the accident scene shows that the runway was "extremely slippery."

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N94269](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94269-2007-07-25), registration cancelled 2007-07-25, S/N 15285633, built 1982 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15285633
- Airframe hours: 4391
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-N2C 108 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Price Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Provisional (Special); Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, November 20, 1993, 48 hours before
- Departed: 9G2, LINDEN, MI
- Airport: 98G, Sebewaing, runway 36, 2,178 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 25; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 58 total, 54 in this make and model, 28 as pilot in command, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Wind: 40° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 9,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 7 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: MBS, 29 nm away

## 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 19940207001609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940207001609A), Feb 7, 1994: Cessna 152, Sebewaing, MI, Substantial damage. Night landing icy runway. Skidded. Hit snowbank edge of runway.

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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