- Date
- February 5, 2005, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Kelleys Island, OH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4649MCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 28, 2005
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- FAA/FSDO
- FAA report
- 20050205004479A
- Case key
- 60982
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance during landing.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
While landing, the airplane's left landing gear came in contact with a snowbank off the left side of the runway. The airplane then veered to the left, into the snow, and flipped over. Examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector revealed no mechanical deficiencies.
Factual narrative
On February 5, 2005, at 1500 eastern standard time, a Cessna 152, N4649M, was substantially damaged during landing at the Kelleys Island Airport (89D), Kelleys Island, Ohio. The student pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the flight which originated at the Burke Lakefront Airport (BKL), Cleveland, Ohio. The solo instructional flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.
According to the student pilot, after landing on runway 27, the airplane veered to the left of the dry runway, into the snow, and flipped over. The student pilot reported 49 hours of total flight experience.
Examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector revealed substantial damage to the rudder and rear spar. No mechanical deficiencies were observed with the flight controls, or brake system. The inspector reported that during landing, the airplane's left landing gear came in contact with a snowbank to the left of the runway.
According to the FAA Airport/Facility Directory, runway 27 at Kelleys Island was a 2,203 foot-long and 50 foot-wide, asphalt runway.
The winds reported at Lorain County Regional Airport, Lorain, Ohio, 27 miles southeast of the accident site, at 1453, were from 160 degrees at 6 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4649M
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15284474
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Daviation Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Departed
- BKL · Cleveland, OH
- Destination
- 89D · Kelleys Island, OH
- Airport
- 89D · Kelleys Island, runway 27, 2,203 × 50 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 24
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 49 total · 49 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 45 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.38 inHg
- Observed at
- LPR, 27 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.
Other investigations on N4649M · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.