# NTSB NYC95LA054: Cessna 152, N757SG, Mount Snow, VT, February 14, 1995 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: February 14, 1995, 12:30 local (17:30 UTC) - Place: Mount Snow, VT - Location: 42.9271° N, 72.8657° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DEERFIELD VALLEY RGNL (4V8), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9271&lon=-72.8657&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 19, 1995 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 38919 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC95LA054 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/38919/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA054 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind which resulted in the airplane drifting into a snow bank and nosing over. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff - initial climb - terrain condition - snowbank - Nose over, descent - uncontrolled ## Analysis THE STUDENT PILOT STATED, '...THE (WIND SOCK) STILL SHOWED A CROSSWIND BUT IT WAS NOT CONSTANT. I TAXIED BACK TO RUNWAY 19...I GAVE FULL THROTTLE WITH NO FLAPS AND MAINTAINED FULL RIGHT AILERON. MY SPEED TO THE BEST OF MY RECOLLECTION REACHED ABOUT 58 KNOTS AND THEN I BECAME AIRBORNE. IT WAS AT THIS POINT THAT I WENT FROM HEADING STRAIGHT TO A ABRUPT MOVE TOWARD THE LEFT AND I HIT THE (SNOW BANK) ON THE LEFT.' KEENE, NEW HAMPSHIRE 14 MILES EAST OF MOUNT SNOW, AT 1250 EASTERN STANDARD TIME REPORTED THE WINDS FROM 300 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS GUSTING 17 KNOTS. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR STATED, 'THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED, ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 1,576 (FEET) FROM THE START OF RUNWAY 19, TAIL IN THE SNOW, NOSE TOWARDS THE RUNWAY.' FAA INSPECTOR REPORTED THE FLAPS WERE FOUND EXTENDED TO 10 DEGREES. ## Factual narrative On Tuesday, February 14, 1995 about 1230 eastern standard time (est), a Cessna 152, N757SG, operated by Four Star Aviation and piloted by Robert E. Jenness, a student pilot, was substantially damaged during takeoff in Mount Snow, Vermont. The pilot received no injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. There was a VFR flight plan for the flight being conducted under CFR 14 Part 91. The student pilot stated he departed Lawrence, Massachusetts destined for Albany, New York as the first portion of his long cross country flight. The flight was conducted at 4500 feet. He encountered some clouds and climbed above them to 6500 feet. While above the clouds the student got lost. He sighted an airport and landed there. The student pilot stated, "...The landing was good and I was careful applying brakes because the runway was icy." After landing, he learned he was at Mount Snow and decided to continue on to Albany. The student pilot stated, "...The (wind sock) still showed a crosswind but it was not constant. I taxied back to runway 19...I gave full throttle with no flaps and maintained full right aileron. My speed to the best of my recollection reached about 58 knots and then I became airborne. It was at this point that I went from heading straight to a abrupt move toward the left and I hit the (snow bank) on the left." At 1250 est the winds at Keene, New Hampshire were reported from 300 degrees at 12 knots gusting to 17 knots. Keene is about 14 miles East from Mount Snow. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Inspector stated, "The aircraft came to rest inverted, on the left side of the runway, approximately 1,576 (feet) from the start of runway 19, tail in the snow, nose towards the runway." FAA Inspector reported the flaps were found extended 10 degrees. The student pilot had about 35 hours of flight time. This was his third solo cross country flight. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N757SG](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757SG-1997-08-29), registration cancelled 1997-08-29, S/N 15279963 (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: 15279963 - Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Richill Inc., doing business as Four Star Aviation - Registered owner: Richill Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: 4V8 - Destination: ALB, ALBANY, NY - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: 4V8, Mount Snow, runway 19, 2,650 × 75 ft, snow ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 41; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 41 total, 35 in this make and model, 14 as pilot in command, 12 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 300° at 12 knots, gusting 17 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 25 °F, dew point -0 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: EEN, 14 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 19950214012459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950214012459A), Feb 14, 1995: Cessna 152, West Dover, VT, Substantial damage. Student got lost above clouds. Saw airport thru hole and landed. Lost control on downwind takeoff. Struck snowbank. From the NTSB's public API. 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