# NTSB CHI99LA108: Cessna 152, N89084, South St. Paul, MN, March 10, 1999 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: March 10, 1999, 16:00 local (22:00 UTC) - Place: South St. Paul, MN - Coordinates: 44.87936, -93.040657 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8794&lon=-93.0407&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 12, 2000 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 45912 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI99LA108 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/45912/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA108 ## 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 In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - lack of total experience, pilot in command (contributing factor) - remedial action - attempted, pilot in command - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - roll/run - terrain condition - snowbank (contributing factor) ## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89084-2023-03-22), registration cancelled 2023-03-22, S/N 15282623, built 1978 (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: 15282623 - Engines: 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 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 40; 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19990310002249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990310002249A), Mar 10, 1999: Cessna 152, South St Paul, MN, Substantial damage. Acft encountered a croswind on landing and flipped over. Other circumstances are unknown. (.19) on March 10, 1999, at 1630 central standard time, a Cessna 152,… ## Other investigations on N89084 (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 WPR22LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA070), Dec 31, 2021: Cessna 152 (N89084), Mojave, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during an encounter with a wind gust during taxi. 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. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.