# Accident 19981210033279A: Cessna 152, Evansville, IN, December 10, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 1998, 11:55 local time
- Place: Evansville, IN
- Airport: Evansville Dress Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9708° N, 87.5702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9708&lon=-87.5702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25493, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25493-2023-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981210033279A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

## 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 CHI99LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA051), Dec 10, 1998: Cessna 152 (N25493), Evansville, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the 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…

## Other reports on N25493 (1)

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

- [Incident 19821027064899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821027064899I), Oct 27, 1982: Cessna 152 (N25493), Ft Wayne, IN, Minor damage. Student pilot on first solo flight made hard uneven landing. Lost control and struck a runway light.

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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