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February 14, 1995 · Cessna 152 · N757SG

Mount Snow, VT

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
February 14, 1995
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (1 uninjured)
Location
Mount Snow, VT
Aircraft
Cessna 152
Tail Number
N757SG
Operator
Richill
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
NYC95LA054

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.

NTSB Probable Cause

The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind which resulted in the airplane drifting into a snow bank and nosing over.

Full 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.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time12:30 EST
Nearest AirportMount Snow (0nm)
Runway19
Runway Length2650 ft
Runway Width75 ft
Flight Plan FiledVFR
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftCessna 152
Tail NumberN757SG
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
OperatorRichill
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsLycoming · O-235-L2C · Reciprocating · 110
Seats2

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (1 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured1
Total1
Crew 1Age 41 · Third Class

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
Wind300° @ 12 kt, gusting 17 kt
Visibility10 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point25 C / 0 C
Altimeter30.00 inHg
Observation Time17:50
Weather SourceWFAC

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