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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A152 · Brigham City, UT · April 10, 1998

Date: April 10, 1998 · 16:00 local
Place: Brigham City, UT
Airport: Brigham City Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N758YT
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW98LA180
Reported as: Cessna A152
Reported engine: Lycoming O235N2C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 13 total2 in this make and model

N758YTRegistered now · Cessna A152S/N A1521018 · Built 1982 Airframe modelCessna A152 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During rollout of a touch, go student looked down to configure for takeoff. Drifted rt and struck ditch. Nosed over. (-23)Mr. G.r hatch was on a solo flight on 4-10-98 in a CE-152, N758YK. Doing a touch and go the airplane veered off the west side of runway 16 and flipped over into a ditch full of water.

As the FAA filed it

DURING ROLLOUT OF A TOUCH, GO STUDENT LOOKED DOWN TO CONFIGURE FOR TAKEOFF. DRIFTED RT AND STRUCK DITCH. NOSED OVER. (-23)MR. G.R HATCH WAS ON A SOLO FLIGHT ON 4-10-98 IN A CE-152, N758YK. DOING A TOUCH AND GO THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE WEST SIDE OF RUNWAY 16 AND FLIPPED OVER INTO A DITCH FULL OF WATER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW98LA180Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBrigham City, UTfailure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during a touch and go landing. Related factors were: the pilot allowed his attention to be diverted into the cockpit for an excessive amount of time, and the encounter with a ditch.Apr 10, 1998 · Substantial damage