# NTSB MKC82DA084: Cessna 152, N5399B, Ainsworth, NE, May 19, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: May 19, 1982, 15:15 local (20:15 UTC)
- Place: Ainsworth, NE
- Coordinates: 42.540008, -99.85086 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5400&lon=-99.8509&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 19, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69702
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC82DA084
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69702/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA084

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, taxi - from landing
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - judgment - poor, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, taxi - from landing
  - object (contributing factor)
- Nose gear collapsed, taxi - from landing
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT ELECTED TO TAXI ON A CLOSED RUNWAY THAT WAS USED TO STORE PILES OF CORN. THE PILOT STATED THAT A GUST OF WIND FORCED THE AIRCRAFT INTO A PILE OF CORN CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR. WIND GUSTS WERE REPORTED TO 22 KNOTS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5399B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5399B), registered now, S/N 15283861, built 1979 (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: 15283861
- Airframe hours: 186
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Rainbow Aviation
- Registered owner: Timothy J. Knapp
- Departed: SIDNEY, NE
- Destination: AINSWORTH, NE
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: ANW, Ainsworth Muni, runway 12, 5,500 × 90 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 20; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 62 total, 59 in this make and model, 33 as pilot in command, 29 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 140° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 178 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: ANW

## 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 19820519016809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820519016809A), May 19, 1982: Cessna 152, Ainsworth, NE, Substantial damage. Taxied on closed runway after landing. Lost control in gusty quartering tailwind. Nosed up on striking corn pile.

## Other investigations on N5399B (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 FTW99LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA273), Sep 30, 1999: Cessna 152 (N5399B), Slaton, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to refuel the airplane resulting in fuel exhaustion. Factors were the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
- [NTSB FTW92LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA006), Oct 9, 1991: Cessna 152 (N5399B), Lubbock, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION AS A RESULT OF THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL THE AIRPLANE PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT. A FACTOR WAS THE FBO'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY MAINTAIN THE FUEL QUANTITY GAUGES.

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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