- Date
- March 10, 1999, 16:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- South St. Paul, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N89084Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 12, 2000
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19990310002249A
- Case key
- 45912
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Probable cause
the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff. Factors associated with the accident were the student's lack of experience and the snowbank.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student pilot reported that he had just finished performing several touch and go landings with his flight instructor. He was then going to make two solo touch and go landings, and one full stop landing. He stated that when he applied power for the first takeoff and the airplane began accelerating, it began to veer to the left. He applied right rudder, but the airplane continued off the left side of the runway where it contacted a snowbank. The accident occurred during the student's second solo flight.
Factual narrative
On March 10, 1999, at 1600 central standard time, a Cessna 152, N89084, operated by a student pilot collided with the terrain during a takeoff roll on runway 16 (4,001' x 100') at Fleming Airport, South St. Paul, Minnesota. The student pilot was not injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The local flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The flight was originating at the time of the accident.
The student pilot reported that he had just finish performing several touch and go landings with his flight instructor. He was then going to make two solo touch and go landings, and one full stop landing. He stated that when he applied power to takeoff and the airplane began accelerating, it veered to the left. He reported he applied right rudder, but the airplane continued off the left side of the runway where it contacted a snowbank.
The student pilot had been signed off for solo flight on January 25, 1999. The accident occurred during his second solo flight.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N89084
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15282623
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Lysdale Aircraft Rental
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- SGS
- Destination
- SGS
- Airport
- SGS · Fleming, runway 16, 4,001 × 100 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 14 total · 3 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 34 °F, dew point 16 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MSP, 9 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.
Other investigations on N89084 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.