DEN78DTC12

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 152 · Cheyenne, WY · February 13, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 13, 1978
Place
Cheyenne, WY · CHEYENNE, WY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N25444Cessna 152
Status
Completed · report March 29, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19780213002589A
Case key
143156

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0241  78/2/13    CHEYENNE,WY         CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 15 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N25444              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHEYENNE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHEYENNE,WY                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        REMARKS- SNOW DRIFT AT SIDE OF RUNWAY.

Aircraft

Registration
N25444
Reported as
Cessna 152
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Cheyenne Muni

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.