# Accident 19981128032402A: Cessna 152, Easton, MD, November 28, 1998 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: November 28, 1998, 11:19 local time - Place: Easton, MD - Airport: Easton Municipal Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft - Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 38.7692° N, 76.0607° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7692&lon=-76.0607&mi=10 - Aircraft: N5088Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5088Q-1999-07-27) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 152 - Reported engine: LYC O235* - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 419 total, 62 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD99LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD99LA022) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981128032402A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE PILOT OF CESSNA 152 AIRCRAFT N5088Q, LANDED ON RUNWAY 22 AT EASTON AIRPORT (ESN), EASTON, MARYLAND. THE FLYING PILOT OF N340PS (A PITTS S-2B AIRCRAFT) ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 22 PRIOR TO CESSNA 152 AIRCRAFT N5088Q CLEARING THE RUNWAY. THE PITTS (N340PS) STRUCK THE LEFT WING OF THE CESSNA 152 (N5088Q), CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT (N5088Q). THE PITTS (N340PS) WAS ALSO DAMAGED. THE FLYING PILOT OF THE PITTS (N340PS) DID NOT HAVE THE TRAINING OR ENDORSEMENT REQUIRED BY FAR 61.31(I) TO ACT AS PILOT IN COMMAND OF A TAILWHEEL AIRPLANE. THE NON-FLYING PILOT (WM. B. FINAGIN) OF THE PITTS (N340PS) MET THE AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS OF 61.31(I) TO ACT AS PIC, HELD A CFI CERTIFICATE WITH ASE RATING, AND HAD 4,000 HOURS IN PITTS S-2B'S. (.4)THE COMMERCIALLY RATED STUDENT PILOT, WHO WAS TRAINING FOR A TAILWHEEL ENDORSEMENT AND CHECKOUT IN THE AIRCRAFT, WAS OCCUPYING THE REAR SEAT OF THE PITTS. THE COMMERCIALLY RATED PILOT-IN-COMMAND, A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, WAS OCCUPYING THE FORWARD SEAT OF THE PITTS. AFTER ARRIVING IN THE PATTERN AND CONDUCTING SEVERAL TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 22, THE STUDENT PILOT INITIATED ANOTHER APPROACH AS HE WAS PASSING SLIGHTLY DOWNWIND OF THE ABEAM POSITION. THE INSTRUCTOR REPORTED MAKING A RADIO CALL ANNOUNCING 'PITTS TURNING BASE' AND THEN, MIDWAY THROUGH THE BASE TURN, REPORTED HEARING A RADIO TRANSMISSION FROM A CESSNA AIRCRAFT IN THE PATTERN WHICH WAS FOLLOWING THE PITTS. BOTH THE STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT ON FINAL APPROACH, THE PITTS WAS FLARED FOR LANDING DURING WHICH THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A CESSNA 152 WHICH HAD JUST LANDED AND WAS PREPARING TO CLEAR THE RUNWAY AT THE FIRST TAXIWAY. BOTH THE STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT THEY DID NOT SEE THE CESSNA DURING THEIR APPROACH. THE PILOT OF THE CESSNA FOLLOWING THE PITTS IN THE PATTERN REPORTED HEARING THE CESSNA 152 CALL BASE ON THE AIRPORT'S UNICOM FREQUENCY, AND DESCRIBED THE CONDITIONS AS CLEAR AND SUNN Y. ## Other aircraft in the event - N340PS, Aviat PITTSS2B: [Accident 19981128032401A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981128032401A) ## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB IAD99LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD99LA022), Nov 28, 1998: Cessna 152 (N5088Q), Easton, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of both the pilot-in-command (CFI) and dual student of the other aircraft (Pitts) to maintain adequate visual lookout. ## Other reports on N5088Q (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 19860829043479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860829043479A), Aug 29, 1986: Cessna 152 (N5088Q), Williamantic, CT, Substantial damage. The aircraft bounced on landing. The nose gear collapsed. Ill passenger caused pilot to rush landing. - [Incident 19860405019159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860405019159I), Apr 5, 1986: Cessna 152 (N5088Q), Westfield, MA, Minor damage. Solo student over corrected on final after encountering a wind gust. Landed on nose gear which collapsed. From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. 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