# NTSB MKC90LA055: Cessna 152, N6377B, Columbia, MO, February 19, 1990

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: February 18, 1990, 21:07 local (Feb 19, 1990, 03:07 UTC)
- Place: Columbia, MO
- Coordinates: 38.950622, -92.320175 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9506&lon=-92.3202&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 28, 1991
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 34933
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC90LA055
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/34933/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA055

## Probable cause

EXCESSIVE TAXI SPEED AND INADEQUATE VISUAL OUTLOOK BY THE PILOT.  FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARK NIGHT AND THE DITCH.

## Sequence of events

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

- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, taxi - to takeoff
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)
  - taxispeed - excessive, pilot in command (cause)
  - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE LOCAL CONTROLLER SAID HE OBSERVED THE ACFT TAXIING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED TO THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED HE FAILED TO SEE THE BLUE TAXIWAY LIGHTS, MARKING THE ENTRANCE, WHERE THE TAXIWAY TURNED ONTO THE RUNWAY. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT CONTINUED OFF THE END OF THE TAXIWAY, HIT A DITCH & NOSED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6377B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6377B), registered now, S/N 15283926, 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: 15283926
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Roederer Aviation, Inc.
- Registered owner: Uknown
- Destination: SUS, ST LOUIS, MO
- Airport: COU, Columbia Regional, runway 20, 6,500 × 150 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 21; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 176 total, 168 in this make and model, 88 as pilot in command, 12 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Wind: 360° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Observed at: COU, 1 nm away

## 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 19900218002369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900218002369A), Feb 18, 1990: Cessna 152, Columbia, MO, Substantial damage. Taxiing at night at high rate of speed, missed taxiway to end of runway,careened off end of pavement and nosed over

## Other investigations on N6377B (1)

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 MKC84LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA063), Jan 22, 1984: Cessna 152 (N6377B), Chesterfield, MO, 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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