# NTSB DEN88LA042: Cessna 152, N280SV, Greeley, CO, January 8, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: January 8, 1988, 14:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place: Greeley, CO
- Coordinates: 40.440467, -104.669105 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4405&lon=-104.6691&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 30, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 17430
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN88LA042
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/17430/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA042

## 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
  - proper alignment - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - not corrected, pilot in command (cause)
  - rudder - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - terrain condition - snowbank (contributing factor)
- Nose over, takeoff - roll/run

## Analysis

THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE WAS MAKING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON RWY 09, AN ASPHALT RWY 6200 X 75 FT. THE WIND WAS LIGHT AND VARIABLE. THE PLT SAID THAT DURING THE 4TH T&G, HE LANDED A LITTLE FAST AND NOT PERFECTLY ALIGNED WITH THE RWY. WHEN HE APPLIED PWR TO TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT TURNED TO THE LT AND HE DID NOT COMPENSATE WITH ENOUGH RUDDER. THE ACFT SWERVED TO THE LT SIDE OF THE RWY, COLLIDED WITH A SNOWBANK AND NOSED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N280SV](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N280SV-2013-08-21), registration cancelled 2013-08-21, S/N 15282333, 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: 1528233
- Airframe hours: 2643
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 112 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Imperial Air Link
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, November 6, 1987, 90 hours before
- Airport: GXY, Weld County, runway 9, 6,200 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 41; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 45 total, 45 in this make and model, 21 as pilot in command, 45 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 14 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19880108000289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880108000289A), Jan 8, 1988: Cessna 152, Greeley, CO, Substantial damage. Making touch and go landings. Landed with left crab. Aborted landing. Nose wheel caught snowbank. Nosed over.

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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