# NTSB SEA91LA051: Cessna 152, N757PW, Logan, UT, February 13, 1991

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: February 13, 1991, 15:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place: Logan, UT
- Coordinates: 41.720108, -111.83979 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7201&lon=-111.8398&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 31, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 41389
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA91LA051
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/41389/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA051

## Probable cause

THE PILOT DID NOT MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE LANDING ROLL.

## 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
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - snowbank

## Analysis

DURING A SECOND SOLO FLIGHT, THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT THE FIRST LANDING WAS MADE A LITTLE FLAT.  THE NOSE WHEEL BEGAN TO SHIMMY AND ALL POWER WAS REDUCED AS THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO VEER TO THE LEFT.  THE STUDENT CORRECTED WITH RIGHT RUDDER, HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO TRAVEL OFF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A SNOWBANK.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N757PW](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757PW-2000-04-03), registration cancelled 2000-04-03, S/N 15279905 (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: 15279905
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Logan Air Service
- Airport: LGU, Logan-Cache, runway 35, 5,931 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 23; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 15 total, 14 in this make and model, 1 as pilot in command, 10 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 34° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 2,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 37 °F, dew point 34 °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 19910213002339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910213002339A), Feb 13, 1991: Cessna 152, Logan, UT, Substantial damage. Nose wheels shimmy on landing. Did not pull back on yoke to stop shimmy. Veered into 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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