# NTSB DEN90LA113: Cessna 152, N6392Q, Delta, UT, May 19, 1990

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 19, 1990, 10:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place: Delta, UT
- Coordinates: 39.289249, -112.559356 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2892&lon=-112.5594&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 9, 1992
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 17933
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN90LA113
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/17933/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA113

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING. FACTORS WERE GUSTING TAILWINDS AND THE PILOT SELECTED THE WRONG RUNWAY.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - wrong runway - selected, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PILOT SELECTED THE WRONG RUNWAY AND ATTEMPTED A DOWNWIND LANDING WITH A STRONG QUARTERING TAILWIND. AT LANDING FLARE, THE PLANE TURNED TO THE RIGHT, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL AND THE PLANE TOUCHED DOWN RIGHT OF THE CENTERLINE, DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER. THE PILOT BECAME AWARE OF THE TAILWIND AFTER EXITING THE WRECKAGE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6392Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6392Q-2017-06-21), registration cancelled 2017-06-21, S/N 15285241, built 1981 (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: 15285241
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Central Utah Aviation
- Registered owner: Unknown
- Departed: PVO, PROVO, UT
- Destination: MLF, MILFORD, UT
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: DTA, Delta, runway 30, 5,935 × 85 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 19; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 26 total, 12 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: -0 °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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19900519017039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900519017039A), May 19, 1990: Cessna 152, Delta, UT, Substantial damage. Unscheduled landing due to fear of low fuel due headwind. Landed downwind lost control left runway and nosed over

## Other investigations on N6392Q (2)

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.

- [NTSB SEA96FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96FA022), Nov 21, 1995: Cessna 152 (N6392Q), Provo, UT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: pilot suicide (intentional in-flight collision with rising terrain). A factor relating to the accident was: pilot anxiety/apprehension.
- [NTSB DEN88LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA142), Jun 30, 1988: Cessna 152 (N6392Q), Salt Lake City, UT, substantial damage

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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