# NTSB DEN02LA021: Cessna 152, N68737, Logan, UT, January 17, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: January 17, 2002, 15:15 local (22:15 UTC) - Place: Logan, UT - Coordinates: 41.719944, -111.83905 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7199&lon=-111.8391&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report July 25, 2002 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 54058 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN02LA021 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/54058/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54058 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA021 ## Probable cause the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing roll. Contributing factors were the runway's patchy snow and ice conditions and a snow bank along the side of the runway. ## Analysis During landing roll, the airplane hit several patches of snow and ice that were located left of the centerline. The pilot attempted to add a little power and right rudder to avoid the ice. The airplane veered to the left, the nose landing gear struck a snow bank, and the airplane nosed over. The winds at the time of the accident were calm. ## Factual narrative On January 17, 2002, at approximately 1515 mountain standard time, a Cessna 152, N68737, operated by Utah State University, was substantially damaged following loss of control during landing roll at Logan-Cache Airport, Logan, Utah. The private pilot, the sole occupant on board, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for this local instructional flight being conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91. The flight originated at approximately 1500. According to the student pilot, during landing roll on runway 35, the airplane hit several patches of snow and ice that were located left of the centerline. He attempted to add a little power and right rudder to avoid the ice. The airplane veered to the left, the nose landing gear struck a snow bank, and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing spar, vertical stabilizer and rudder. The pilot reported that his total flight time was 85.5 hours in all aircraft, and this was his first flight in the last 90 days. At 1551, the recorded weather conditions at Logan-Cache Airport, were, wind, calm; visibility, 3 statute miles; temperature, minus 10 degrees Celsius; dew point, minus 12 degrees Celsius; and an altimeter setting, 30.16. ## 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 - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - terrain condition - icy (contributing factor) - terrain condition - snow covered (contributing factor) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - snowbank (contributing factor) - Nose over, landing - roll ## Aircraft - Registration: [N68737](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68737-2015-03-27), registration cancelled 2015-03-27, S/N 15282347, 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: 15282347 - Airframe hours: 1917.4 - Engines: Lycoming O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Utah State University - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, November 16, 2001, 74 hours before - Departed: LGU, Logan, UT - Destination: LGU, Logan, UT - Airport: LGU, Logan-Cache, runway 35, 9,095 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Student pilot; age 24; injuries: minor; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; last flight review May 28, 2000; seat: left; flight hours: 86 total, 82 in this make and model, 20 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 0° at 0 knots - Visibility: 3 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 14 °F, dew point 10 °F - Altimeter: 30.15 inHg - Observed at: KLGU ## 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 20020117002299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020117002299A), Jan 17, 2002: Cessna 152, Logan, UT, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot landed on runway 35 at Logan Cache airport, skidded to the left on a patch of ice, nose wheel ran into a snow bank on the side of the runway and… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 3, 2002, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54058. 349 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 310 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40379381&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Maps or Charts of Accident Area, Wreckage Diagrams (item 2, .PDF, 28 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40161941&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Maps%20or%20Charts%20of%20Accident%20Area,%20Wreckage%20Diagrams-Master.PDF - Weather Reports and Records (item 3, .PDF, 11 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40161942&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Weather%20Reports%20and%20Records-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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