# NTSB NYC87LA064: Cessna 152, N48918, Simsbury, CT, January 23, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: January 23, 1987, 01:50 local (06:50 UTC)
- Place: Simsbury, CT
- Location: 41.9162° N, 72.7769° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SIMSBURY (4B9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9162&lon=-72.7769&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 27, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 30583
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC87LA064
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/30583/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA064

## 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
  - directional control - not maintained, dual student (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - not corrected, dual student (cause)
  - remedial action - delayed, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
  - supervision - inadequate, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - snowbank (contributing factor)
- Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid, landing - roll

## Analysis

THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 21 AT SIMSBURY, CONNECTICUT WHEN THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL CONTACTED THE SNOW BANK, WHICH IN TURN CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO LEAN OVER TO THE RIGHT STRIKING THE WING ON THE RUNWAY SURFACE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N48918](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48918), registered now, S/N 15283389 (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: 15283389
- Airframe hours: 804
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Centerline Aviation
- Registered owner: Centerline Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: Annual, January 22, 1987
- Departed: HFD, HARTFORD, CT
- Airport: 4B9, Simsbury, runway 21, 2,205 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 24; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 874 total, 252 in this make and model, 851 as pilot in command, 304 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 230° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Temperature: 30 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19870123062689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870123062689A), Jan 23, 1987: Cessna 152, Simsbury, CT, Substantial damage. The aircraft veered left on landing and struck a snowbank. The instructor failed to properly monitor the student.

## Other investigations on N48918 (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 WPR22LA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA342), Sep 7, 2022: Cessna 152 (N48918), Salt Lake City, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane’s encounter with a microburst during initial climb that resulted in a loss of altitude and subsequent collision with a tree.
- [NTSB BFO91LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA021), Dec 27, 1990: Cessna 152 (N48918), South Boston, VA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S DELAY IN TAKING APPROPRIATE ACTION WHILE ENCOUNTERING ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT WERE WORSE THAN…

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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