# Accident 19981226034109A: Cessna 152, Appleton, WI, December 26, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1998, 13:00 local time
- Place: Appleton, WI
- Airport: Outagamie County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2606° N, 88.3897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2606&lon=-88.3897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6136Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6136Q-2001-12-18) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O235*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 72 total, 70 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981226034109A

## Narrative

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

ACFT WAS INVOLVED IN TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS WHEN IT VEERED OFF THE RWY AFTER LANDING. (.19)ON DECEMBER 26, 1998, AT 1230 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 152, N6136Q, PILOTED BY A STUDENT PILOT, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON IMPACT WITH THE TERRAIN FOLLOWING A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING ROLLOUT ON RUNWAY 29 (6501 FT X 150 FT, GROOVED CONCRETE/DRY) AT OUTAGAMIE COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT NEAR APPLETON, WISCONSIN.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE 14 CFR PART 91 SOLO TRAINING FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN.  THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES.  THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE QUTAGAMIE COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT AT 1226.                                                             (-23) TOUCH & GO, TOUCHED DOWN RIGHT OF CENTERLINE, MOVED LEFT OF SIDE OF RUNWAY.  UNIDENTIFIED LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, NO RIGHT RUDDER AUTHORITY.

## 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 CHI99LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA060), Dec 26, 1998: Cessna 152 (N6136Q), Appleton, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. A related factor was the crosswind.

## Other reports on N6136Q (2)

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

- [Incident 19970516010969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970516010969I), May 16, 1997: Cessna 152 (N6136Q), Neenah, WI, Minor damage. Narrative: landing Brennand field (79C) runway 18. Aircraft touched down at mid-field, pilot decided to go-around. During go-around the aircraft drifted to the…
- [Accident 19870522016099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870522016099A), May 22, 1987: Cessna 152 (N6136Q), St Louis, MO, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel on a round robin crosscountry. Nosed over on the forced landing three miles short of an airport.

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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