- Date
- April 30, 1994, 11:10 local (16:10 UTC)
- Place
- Willmar, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N758ZCCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 14, 1994
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19940430009699A
- Case key
- 9514
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Probable cause
the failure of the pilot in command to maintain directional control during touch and go landings. A factor was the pilot in command's lack of total experience and the snowbank located off the side of the runway.
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
During rollout on a touch and go landing, the student solo pilot added power for takeoff and the airplane yawed to the left. The pilot reduced power, the airplane departed the runway edge and struck a snow berm.
Factual narrative
On April 30, 1994, at 1110 hours central daylight time, a Cessna 152, N758ZC, operated as a training aircraft by Flying Scotchman, Inc., of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, departed the left side of runway 10 (5700' x 100') at Willmar Municipal Airport, Willmar, Minnesota, struck a snow bank, and overturned. The solo student pilot was not injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. Visual meteorological conditions existed at the time of the accident and winds were 330 degrees at 5 knots. The flight originated at Crystal Airport, Minneapolis, Minnesota, at 1018 hours central standard time. The pilot was performing touch and go landings at Willmar Municipal Airport, added power for takeoff, lost directional control and departed the runway edge.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N758ZC
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- A1521027
- Airframe hours
- 3,053
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-N2C, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Flying Scotchman, Inc., doing business as Flying Scotchman, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Flying Scotchman, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Aerobatic
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 1, 1994 · 43 hours before
- Departed
- MIC · Crystal, MN
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- ILL · Willmar Municipal Airport, runway 10, 5,700 × 100 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 42 total · 40 in this make and model · 3 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 43 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ILL
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.