# NTSB CHI99LA076: Cessna 152, N752AA, Lake Elmo, MN, January 25, 1999 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: January 25, 1999, 16:15 local (22:15 UTC) - Place: Lake Elmo, MN - Coordinates: 44.989551, -92.900947 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9896&lon=-92.9009&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 25, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 45662 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI99LA076 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/45662/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA076 ## Probable cause the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. Factors associated with the accident were the snow covered, icy runway condition and the snowbank which the airplane contacted. ## 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 - snow covered (contributing factor) - terrain condition - icy (contributing factor) - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - lack of total experience, pilot in command (contributing factor) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - snowbank (contributing factor) - Nose down, standing ## Analysis The student pilot reported that the airplane veered to the left of the runway despite his efforts to maintain runway alignment during the landing roll. The airplane contacted a snowbank and nosed down prior to righting itself. The pilot reported the runway was snow covered and icy. ## Factual narrative On January 25, 1999, at 1615 central standard time, a Cessna 152, N752AA, being flown by a student pilot collided with a snowbank following a loss of directional control while landing on runway 21 (2,497'x75') at the Lake Elmo Airport, Lake Elmo, Minnesota. The pilot was not injured. The airplane received substantial damage. The 14 CFR Part 91 solo instructional flight was being operated in visual meteorological conditions on a VFR flight plan. The flight originated from Eau Claire, Wisconsin, at 1530 cst. The student stated that after landing he turned the yoke to the left, into the wind, and pulled back on the yoke enough to raise the nose and slow the airplane. He stated the runway was snow and ice covered so he did not want to use the brakes. Despite the pilot's efforts to maintain alignment with the centerline the airplane veered to the left of the runway where it contacted a snowbank. The pilot stated that he was in the process of shutting down the engine when the "... airplane suddenly lifted up from behind. The nose of the airplane went down into the snow in front of the airplane, and a bag and a box in the back of the airplane came over the front seats. It felt like the airplane was going to flip over, but the propeller just spun in the snow for a couple of seconds and then stopped and the airplane came back down on it's main wheel." The accident occurred on the pilot's last landing at the end of a cross country flight. He had a total of 28 hours of flight time of which 5.8 hours were solo. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N752AA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N752AA-2013-06-07), registration cancelled 2013-06-07, S/N 15279644, built 1977 (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: 15279644 - Engines: Continental O-200 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Citation Aviation, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: EAU, EAU CLAIRE, WI - Destination: 21D - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: 21D, Lake Elmo, runway 21, 2,497 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 32; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 28 total, 26 in this make and model, 6 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 220° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 12 °F, dew point 1 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: STP, 11 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 19990125014709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990125014709A), Jan 25, 1999: Cessna 152, Lake Elmo, MN, Substantial damage. (.19)On January 25, 1999, at 1700 central standard time, a Cessna 152, N752AA, being flown by a student pilot collided with a snowbank following a loss of… ## Other investigations on N752AA (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 CHI02LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA107), Apr 16, 2002: Cessna 152 (N752AA), Maple Lake, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's inadequate flare and compensation for the crosswind condition during landing. A factor to the accident was the crosswind condition. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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