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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Evansville, IN · December 10, 1998

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Date
December 10, 1998 · 11:55 local
Place
Evansville, IN
Airport
Evansville Dress Regional
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N25493
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI99LA051
Reported as
Cessna 152
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
N25493Registration cancelled Sep 16, 2023 · Cessna 152S/N 15280692 · Built 1977Airframe modelCessna 152Engine 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.

Acft was taxiing when its right wing struck the side of a hangar. (From .19) on December 10, 1998, at 1155 eastern standard time (CST), a Cessna 152, N25493, operated by a student pilot sustained substantial damage when during a wide, high-speed taxi turn, off of the runway, following landing, the airplane struck the side of a hangar. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being conducted under 14 CFR part 91. No flight plan was on file. The local flight originated at Evansville, Indiana, at 1140 CST. (-23) the student pilot landed long on a 2,000 foot wet grass strip at skylane airport, Evansville, IN. The wet grass was caused by a heavy frost that morning, which melted as the temperature rose. The sky remained cloudy and the sun could not come out to dry the grass field. In an effort stop the aircraft with the brakes and avoid the highway at the end of runway 18. The runway braking was nil, due to the wet grass. The pilot was attempting a u-turn at the end of the runway. The pilot struck a metal hangar with the outboard three and half feet of the right wing leading edge, spinning the aircraft 120 degrees to the right. The aircraft came to rest with the left wing tip wedged between the closed hangar door and the concrete ramp. During the 120 degree spin the propeller struck the ground and curled both propeller tips. The student pilot was unhurt and the aicraft was substantially damaged. The hangar received only minor damages.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT WAS TAXIING WHEN ITS RIGHT WING STRUCK THE SIDE OF A HANGAR. (FROM .19) ON DECEMBER 10, 1998, AT 1155 EASTERN STANDARD TIME (CST), A CESSNA 152, N25493, OPERATED BY A STUDENT PILOT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN DURING A WIDE, HIGH-SPEED TAXI TURN, OFF OF THE RUNWAY, FOLLOWING LANDING, THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE SIDE OF A HANGAR. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT EVANSVILLE, INDIANA, AT 1140 CST. (-23) THE STUDENT PILOT LANDED LONG ON A 2,000 FOOT WET GRASS STRIP AT SKYLANE AIRPORT, EVANSVILLE, IN. THE WET GRASS WAS CAUSED BY A HEAVY FROST THAT MORNING, WHICH MELTED AS THE TEMPERATURE ROSE. THE SKY REMAINED CLOUDY AND THE SUN COULD NOT COME OUT TO DRY THE GRASS FIELD. IN AN EFFORT STOP THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE BRAKES AND AVOID THE HIGHWAY AT THE END OF RUNWAY 18. THE RUNWAY BRAKING WAS NIL, DUE TO THE WET GRASS. THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A U-TURN AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STRUCK A METAL HANGAR WITH THE OUTBOARD THREE AND HALF FEET OF THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE, SPINNING THE AIRCRAFT 120 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST WITH THE LEFT WING TIP WEDGED BETWEEN THE CLOSED HANGAR DOOR AND THE CONCRETE RAMP. DURING THE 120 DEGREE SPIN THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND AND CURLED BOTH PROPELLER TIPS. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS UNHURT AND THE AICRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE HANGAR RECEIVED ONLY MINOR DAMAGES.

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 CHI99LA051Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEvansville, INthe student pilot's inability to gain clearance between the airplane and the hanger. Factors contributing to this accident were the wet, grass landing surface, the student pilot's attempted turn to avoid the embankment drop off at the end of the runway, the…Dec 10, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N25493 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19821027064899ILevel Off Touchdown · Ft Wayne, INStudent pilot on first solo flight made hard uneven landing. Lost control and struck a runway light.Oct 27, 1982 · Minor damage