# Accident 20011121031929A: Cessna 152, West Chester, PA, November 21, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 2001, 15:30 local time
- Place: West Chester, PA
- Airport: Brandywine Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9900° N, 75.5817° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9900&lon=-75.5817&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58ND, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58ND-2006-06-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD02LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011121031929A

## Narrative

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

(-23)PILOT STATEMENT REFLECTS WHEN THE UPWIND WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN HE RELEASED HIS FEET FROM THE RUDDER PEDALS. THIS IS WHEN HE REALIZED HE NEEDED TO USE THE CONTROLS AND BRAKES TO BRING THE AIRCRAFT UNDER CONTROL. CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT WAS LOST AND DAMAGED TO THE AIRCRAFT ENSUED. FORWARDED TO OPERATIONS FOR FURTHER EVALUATION OF THE PILOT.

## 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 IAD02LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA017), Nov 21, 2001: Cessna 152 (N58ND), West Chester, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing. A factor was the crosswind.

## Other reports on N58ND (1)

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

- [Accident 19921206049239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921206049239A), Dec 6, 1992: Cessna 152 (N58ND), Alberta, VA, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel short destination. Landed in pasture. Got avgas. Wing struck a tree trying to depart rough pasture.

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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