- Date
- January 2, 1992, 16:10 local (23:10 UTC)
- Place
- Logan, UT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N65505Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 13, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920102000539A
- Case key
- 41622
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Probable cause
The NTSB’s determination of the probable cause, and any contributing factors.
Directional control was not maintained. A factor to the accident was: the pilot's lack of total flight experience.
Analysis
After a normal landing was made, the pilot stated that on touchdown, the carburetor heat was turned off, the flaps were retracted, and power was increased for the takeoff. When full power was added, the airplane veered to the left. The pilot corrected with right rudder control; however, the airplane continued to the left until it exited the runway and collided with a snowbank. The pilot stated that he was not sure if he applied the brake and he did not decrease power, as the occurrence happened so fast.
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N65505
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15281592
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Logan Air Service
- Airport
- LGU · Logan, runway 35, 5,931 × 100 ft, asphalt
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
- 22
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 24 total · 24 in this make and model · 6 as pilot in command · 24 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 30 °F, dew point 21 °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.