# NTSB NYC93LA045: Cessna 152, N46725, Quaker Street, NY, December 13, 1992

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: December 13, 1992, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place: Quaker Street, NY
- Location: 42.7348° N, 74.1862° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Quaker Street, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7348&lon=-74.1862&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 14, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 37280
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC93LA045
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/37280/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA045

## Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO DETERMINE RUNWAY CONDITIONS PRIOR TO LANDING WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRPLANE BEING DAMAGED UPON TOUCHDOWN ON THE SNOW COVERED RUNWAY.

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - snow covered (contributing factor)
  - preflight planning/preparation - improper, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PILOT MADE A LANDING ON A RUNWAY COVERED WITH APPROXIMATELY 20 INCHES OF WET SNOW.  UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE WHEEL DUG INTO THE SNOW AND THE AIRPLANE PITCHED OVER ON ITS NOSE, STRUCK BOTH WING TIPS AND SPUN APPROX 90 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT.  THE PILOT SAID HE WAS AWARE THAT HE WAS LANDING ON AN UNPLOWED RUNWAY; HOWEVER, IT HAD ONLY SNOWED 2-4 INCHES WHERE HE DEPARTED FROM AND HE BELIEVED THERE WAS A SIMILAR SNOW FALL AT HIS DESTINATION AIRPORT.  THERE WAS NO RECORD THAT THE PILOT CHECKED WITH FLIGHT SERVICE PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, AND THERE WAS NO NOTAM PUBLISHED ON THE AIRPORT CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N46725](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46725), registered now, S/N 15283095 (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: 15283095
- Airframe hours: 4829
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Theodore S. La Fond
- Registered owner: Paul R. Moore Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: 100 hour, August 26, 1992, 14 hours before
- Departed: GLF, GLENS FALLS, NY
- Airport: N65, Knox, runway 27, 2,400 × 60 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 28; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 303 total, 64 in this make and model, 256 as pilot in command, 3 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 37 °F, dew point 18 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 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 19921213055299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921213055299A), Dec 13, 1992: Cessna 152, Quaker Street, NY, Substantial damage. Believed only 2 to 4 inches snow on unplowed runway when in fact was 20 inches. Aircraft nosed up in deep snow.

## Other investigations on N46725 (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 NYC90LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA076), Mar 9, 1990: Cessna 152 (N46725), Glens Falls, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT FACTOR IN THAT HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF AND SUBSEQUENTLY COLLIDED WITH A SNOWBANK.

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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