SEA85LA045

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna A152 · Deer Park, WA · December 19, 1984

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
December 19, 1984, 14:30 local (22:30 UTC)
Place
Deer Park, WA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N7336BCessna A152
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19841219075899A
Case key
40106

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Analysis

During landing practice on an instructional flight at an uncontrolled arpt, acft was being taxiied back for takeoff after a full stop landing. Surface was icy and snow-covered. Student was practicing directional control exercise with rudder. Acft skidded and slid into a snow bank.

Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

Loss of control - on ground/waterTaxi - to takeoff
Judgment - poorPilot in command(cfi)Factor
Aircraft handling - not maintainedDual studentCause
Airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - icyFactor
Airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - snow coveredFactor
In flight collision with terrain/waterTaxi - to takeoff
Airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - snowbankFactor

Aircraft

Registration
N7336B
Reported as
Cessna A152
Category
Airplane
Serial number
A1520750
Airframe hours
1,000
Engine
Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Registered owner
Edward Kremlocek
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · October 20, 1984 · 30 hours before
Departed
SFF · Spokane, WA
Destination
07S · Deer Park, WA
Airport
Deer Park

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
29
Certificates
Commercial, Flight instructor
Airplane ratings
Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Right
Flight hours
2,502 total · 27 in this make and model · 2,296 as pilot in command · 167 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
Calm
Visibility
50 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
32 °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.