Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
the failure of the pilot in command to maintain directional control during touch and go landings. A factor was the pilot in command's lack of total experience and the snowbank located off the side of the runway.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Historical)
Analysis
On April 30, 1994, at 1110 hours central daylight time, a Cessna 152, N758ZC, operated as a training aircraft by Flying Scotchman, Inc., of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, departed the left side of runway 10 (5700' x 100') at Willmar Municipal Airport, Willmar, Minnesota, struck a snow bank, and overturned. The solo student pilot was not injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. Visual meteorological conditions existed at the time of the accident and winds were 330 degrees at 5 knots. The flight originated at Crystal Airport, Minneapolis, Minnesota, at 1018 hours central standard time. The pilot was performing touch and go landings at Willmar Municipal Airport, added power for takeoff, lost directional control and departed the runway edge.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# CHI94LA143