St. Cloud Municipal Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

St. Cloud, Minnesota 56301
Saturday, November 7, 1992 16:30 CST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING THE THIRD LANDING OF A PRACTICE SET OF TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. HE STATED THAT AFTER TOUCHING DOWN THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT. HE STATED HE APPLIED LEFT RUDDER TO NO AVAIL. THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED A SNOWBANK ALONGSIDE THE RUNWAY AND NOSED DOWN PRIOR TO COMING TO REST ON THE LANDING GEAR. THE STUDENT HAD 43 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME, 9 OF WHICH WERE SOLO.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 11/7/1992
Event Day of the Week Saturday
Time of Event 1630
Event Time Zone Central Standard Time
Event City ST. CLOUD
Event State MINNESOTA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 56301
Event Date Year 1992
Event Date Month 11
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport ST. CLOUD MUNICIPAL
Event Location Nearest Airport ID STC
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 1024
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1550 Central Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 1
Weather Observation Facility ID STC
Elevation of weather observation facility 1024
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 1
Time Zone of the weather observation CST
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 3200
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 2000
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Scattered
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Overcast
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) -4
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -8
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 180
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 4
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Light
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 2577
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Nov 7 1992 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1840
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 47300
Date of most recent change to record Dec 11 2000 3:26PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N24975
NTSB Number CHI93LA026
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model 152
Aircraft Series Identifier 152
Aircraft Serial Number 15280484
Certified Max Gross Weight 1670
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 2
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection 100 Hour
Date of Last Inspection Oct 7 1992 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 69
Airframe Hours 4486
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name ST. CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY
Aircraft Owner Street Address HEADLEY HALL
Aircraft Owner City ST. CLOUD
Aircraft Owner State MN
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 56301
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name ST. CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address HEADLEY HALL
Operator City ST. CLOUD
Operator State MN
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 56301
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Instructional
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code
Departure City
Departure State
Departure Country
Departure Time 1625
Departure Time Zone CST
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:35AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 13
Runway Length 5200
Runway Width 100
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --