# NTSB DEN83LA076: Cessna 152, N46546, Englewood, CO, March 10, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 10, 1983, 15:10 local (22:10 UTC)
- Place: Englewood, CO
- Coordinates: 39.580226, -104.860305 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5802&lon=-104.8603&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 16050
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN83LA076
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/16050/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA076

## 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
  - touch-and-go - performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - landing gear,normal brake system - binding(mechanical) (contributing factor)
  - brakes(normal) - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - not corrected, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - terrain condition - snowbank (contributing factor)
  - aborted takeoff - initiated, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- Nose over, takeoff - roll/run

## Analysis

THE AIRCRAFT PILOTED BY A SOLO STUDENT RAN OFF THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER IN A SNOW BANK DURING LANDING. THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING SHORT FIELD LANDINGS. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING THE FIRST TOUCH AND GO. THE LANDING WAS GOOD AND THE PILOTRETRACTED FLAPS TO 10 DEGREES, ADDED POWER, AND AS THE AIRCRAFT ACCELERATED, IT STARTED TO VEER LEFT. THE PILOT SAID THERE WAS NO RESPONSE TO RUDDER AND HE DID NOT USE RIGHT BRAKE. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY, THE WHEELS DUG IN, AND THEAIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. THE RUNWAY IN USE WAS 16 AND THE WIND WAS 130 DEGREES AT NINE KNOTS. AN INVESTIGATOR FOUND THE LEFT WHEEL DIFFICULT TO ROTATE AT THE SCENE AFTER THE ACCIDENT. AN EXAMINATION OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM SHOWED NO EVIDENCE OF A MALFUNCTION.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N46546](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46546-2008-03-26), registration cancelled 2008-03-26, S/N 15283070, 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: 15283070
- Airframe hours: 2266
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-62C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Tiger Air Denver
- Registered owner: Gilbert Angelloti
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, March 4, 1983, 6 hours before
- Departed: APA, ENGLEWOOD, CO
- Airport: APA, Arapahoe, runway 16, 8,500 × 101 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 54; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: front; flight hours: 80 total, 79 in this make and model, 20 as pilot in command, 4 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 130° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 45 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: APA, 1 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 19830310006879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830310006879A), Mar 10, 1983: Cessna 152, Englewood, CO, Substantial damage. Aircraft departed runway during touch and go landing. Struck snowbank and flipped inverted.

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.

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