# NTSB NYC87LA089: Cessna 152, N757DD, Albion, NY, February 17, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: February 17, 1987, 10:45 local (15:45 UTC)
- Place: Albion, NY
- Location: 43.1735° N, 78.2746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PINE HILL (9G6), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1735&lon=-78.2746&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 21, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 30606
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC87LA089
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/30606/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA089

## 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
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - snowbank

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PILOT IN A CESSNA 152 WAS MAKING A SUPERVISED SOLO AND HAD COMPLETED 4 FULL STOP LANDING WITHOUT PROBLEM WHEN ON THE FIFTH LANDING, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL ON THE GROUND AND HIT A SNOW BANK, FLIPPING OVER. THE PILOT REPORTED TURBULENT WIND JUST AS SHE TOUCHED DOWN AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF WIND GUSTS OR TURBULENCE EXCEPT BY THE PLT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N757DD](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757DD-1992-06-12), registration cancelled 1992-06-12, S/N 15279649 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 152-79649
- Airframe hours: 3445
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-N 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Barre Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Airport: 9G6, Pine Hill, runway 10, 2,675 × 36 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 23; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 23 total, 23 in this make and model, 1 as pilot in command, 4 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 70° at 5 knots
- Lowest ceiling: none

## 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 19870217005519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870217005519A), Feb 17, 1987: Cessna 152, Albion, NY, Substantial damage. The aircraft veered off the side of the runway and struck a snowbank. Student was unable to deal with a wind shift.

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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