# NTSB SEA00LA044: Cessna 152, N757XG, Billings, MT, February 16, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: February 16, 2000, 16:20 local (23:20 UTC) - Place: Billings, MT - Coordinates: 45.870544, -108.469673 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8705&lon=-108.4697&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 4, 2000 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 48731 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA00LA044 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/48731/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA044 ## Probable cause Directional control was not maintained. Inadequate remedial action was a factor. ## Analysis The student pilot reported that he touched down and was adding power to take off again, when the airplane veered abruptly to the left. The pilot reduced power and the airplane traveled off the side of the runway into the snow. The pilot tried to maneuver the airplane to parallel the runway and eventually back onto the runway. However, the airplane slid to the left and tipped over onto the left wing and subsequently nosed over. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane at the time of the accident. The runway was dry, and the wind speed was three knots. ## Factual narrative On February 16, 2000, at 1620 mountain standard time, a Cessna 152, N757XG, registered to and operated by Lynch Flying Service as a 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight, nosed over next to the runway at Billings, Montana. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the local flight. The airplane was substantially damaged and the student pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. In a written statement, the student pilot reported that he was practicing touch-and-go landings. The pilot stated that he touched down on runway 28L, then applied power to take off again when the airplane veered abruptly to the left. The pilot closed the throttle and the airplane traveled off the side of the runway into the snow. The pilot tried to maneuver the airplane to parallel the runway and eventually back onto the runway, when the airplane slid to the left and tipped over onto the left wing and subsequently nosed over. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane at the time of the accident. The Billings surface weather observation at 1556, reported the wind from 20 degrees at three knots. The runway condition was dry. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - remedial action - inadequate, pilot in command (contributing factor) - Nose over, takeoff - roll/run ## Aircraft - Registration: [N757XG](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N757XG), registered now, S/N 15280081, built 1977 (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: 15280081 - Airframe hours: 3470 - Engines: Lycoming O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Lynch Flying Service - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, November 29, 1999, 96 hours before - Departed: BIL - Airport: BIL, Billings Logan Intl., runway 28, 3,800 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 19; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 20 total, 20 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days, 11 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 20° at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 18,000 ft broken - Temperature: 30 °F, dew point 23 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: BIL ## 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 20000216010479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000216010479A), Feb 16, 2000: Cessna 152, Billings, MT, No damage. (-23) While performing touch and go's, solo student applied power and carb heat after landing and a/c went left. A/c hit approx. 12" snowbank on the left side… From the NTSB's public API. 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