Cessna 152 N46725

Summary

On 13 December 1992 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N46725, operated by Theodore S. la Fond, was involved in an accident near Quaker Street, New York, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

13 December 1992 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Quaker Street, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Knox (N65)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N46725

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Theodore S. la Fond

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Glens Falls → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC93LA045

Nobody was injured.

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO DETERMINE RUNWAY CONDITIONS PRIOR TO LANDING WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRPLANE BEING DAMAGED UPON TOUCHDOWN ON THE SNOW COVERED RUNWAY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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THE PILOT MADE A LANDING ON A RUNWAY COVERED WITH APPROXIMATELY 20 INCHES OF WET SNOW. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE WHEEL DUG INTO THE SNOW AND THE AIRPLANE PITCHED OVER ON ITS NOSE, STRUCK BOTH WING TIPS AND SPUN APPROX 90 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT SAID HE WAS AWARE THAT HE WAS LANDING ON AN UNPLOWED RUNWAY; HOWEVER, IT HAD ONLY SNOWED 2-4 INCHES WHERE HE DEPARTED FROM AND HE BELIEVED THERE WAS A SIMILAR SNOW FALL AT HIS DESTINATION AIRPORT. THERE WAS NO RECORD THAT THE PILOT CHECKED WITH FLIGHT SERVICE PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, AND THERE WAS NO NOTAM PUBLISHED ON THE AIRPORT CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.