- Date
- February 16, 1990, 13:20 local (20:20 UTC)
- Place
- Boulder, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N25197Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 15, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900216002329A
- Case key
- 17892
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Probable cause
Failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground swerve. Patches of packed snow on the runway may have contributed to the pilot's inability to regain control after the initial swerve began.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The student pilot was on his third solo flight and landed after flying for 30 min in the practice area. He said there were patches of packed snow on the asphalt runway. During the landing roll, the aircraft began a swerve. The pilot attempted to go around; however, the aircraft swerved off the runway and collided with a fuel truck.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N25197
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15280529
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Dakota Ridge Aviation
- Departed
- 1V5
- Destination
- 1V5
- Airport
- 1V5 · Boulder, runway 8R, 4,100 × 40 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 25
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 23 total · 23 in this make and model · 1 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 39 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.