Cessna 152 N757XG

Summary

On 16 February 2000 at about 23:20 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N757XG was involved in an accident near Billings, Montana, 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

16 February 2000 at 23:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Billings, Montana, United States

Nearest airport

Billings Logan Intl. (BIL)

Coordinates

45.8705, -108.4697

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N757XG

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA00LA044

Nobody was injured.

Directional control was not maintained. Inadequate remedial action was a factor.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot reported that he touched down and was adding power to take off again, when the airplane veered abruptly to the left. The pilot reduced power and the airplane traveled off the side of the runway into the snow. The pilot tried to maneuver the airplane to parallel the runway and eventually back onto the runway. However, the airplane slid to the left and tipped over onto the left wing and subsequently nosed over. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane at the time of the accident. The runway was dry, and the wind speed was three knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.