Logan-Cache Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Logan, Utah 84321
Thursday, January 17, 2002 15:15 MST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

During landing roll, the airplane hit several patches of snow and ice that were located left of the centerline. The pilot attempted to add a little power and right rudder to avoid the ice. The airplane veered to the left, the nose landing gear struck a snow bank, and the airplane nosed over. The winds at the time of the accident were calm.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing roll. Contributing factors were the runway's patchy snow and ice conditions and a snow bank along the side of the runway.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 1/17/2002
Event Day of the Week Thursday
Time of Event 1515
Event Time Zone Mountain Standard Time
Event City Logan
Event State UTAH
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 84321
Event Date Year 2002
Event Date Month 1
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude --
Event Location Longitude --
Event Location Airport Logan-Cache
Event Location Nearest Airport ID LGU
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation --
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1551 Mountain Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) --
Weather Observation Facility ID KLGU
Elevation of weather observation facility 4457
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) --
Time Zone of the weather observation MST
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 3
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) -10
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -12
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 0
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 0
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.16
Density Altitude (feet) 2318
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Minor
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor 1
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 1
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 12058
NTSB Notification Source FAA COMM CTR
NTSB Notification Date Jan 17 2002 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 2014
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information DMS
Date of most recent change to record Jul 25 2002 9:28AM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\MONR
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office SALT LAKE CITY FSDO

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N68737
NTSB Number DEN02LA021
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? No
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Cessna
Aircraft Model 152
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 15282347
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 Nov 16 2001 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 74
Airframe Hours 1917.4
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Yes
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name Utah State University
Aircraft Owner Street Address 2500 N 900 W
Aircraft Owner City Logan
Aircraft Owner State UT
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 84321
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name --
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address --
Operator City --
Operator State --
Operator Country --
Operator Zip code --
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
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 LGU
Departure City Logan
Departure State UT
Departure Country USA
Departure Time --
Departure Time Zone MST
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code LGU
Destination City Logan
Destination State UT
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight Landing - roll
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred No
Date of most recent change to record Jun 28 2002 4:47PM
User who most recently changed record MCBM
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 35
Runway Length 9095
Runway Width 100
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --