# NTSB MKC82DA034: Cessna 152, N4822B, Moberly, MO, February 14, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: February 13, 1982, 19:00 local (Feb 14, 1982, 01:00 UTC)
- Place: Moberly, MO
- Coordinates: 39.409526, -92.430397 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4095&lon=-92.4304&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 13, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71734
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC82DA034
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71734/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA034

## Analysis

THE PILOT HAD MADE FIVE LANDINGS PRIOR TO THE MISHAP. THE FINAL LANDING WAS MADE ON RUNWAY 12 AT NIGHT WITH THE WIND FROM 180 DEGREES AT NINE KNOTS. THERE WAS SNOW ON THE EDGES OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE FAILED TO KEEP THE PLANE IN THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY, ENCOUNTERED SNOW, AND WAS PULLED INTO SNOW THAT WAS PILED BESIDE THE 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 - roll
  - light condition - dark night
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - snowbank (contributing factor)

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4822B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15283655
- Airframe hours: 927
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2E 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: John C. Thompson
- Registered owner: John A. Reine
- Departed: MBY, MOBERLY, MO
- Destination: MBY, MOBERLY, MO
- Airport: MBY, Bradley, runway 12, 4,680 × 0 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 30; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 37 total, 37 in this make and model, 18 as pilot in command, 14 in the last 90 days, 14 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Wind: 180° at 9 knots
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: MBY

## 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 19820213004379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820213004379A), Feb 13, 1982: Cessna 152, Moberly, MO, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control during landing and aircraft crashed into snowbank.

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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