# NTSB CHI99LA060: Cessna 152, N6136Q, Appleton, WI, December 26, 1998 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: December 26, 1998, 12:30 local (18:30 UTC) - Place: Appleton, WI - Coordinates: 44.260551, -88.389671 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2606&lon=-88.3897&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 31, 2000 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 45574 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI99LA060 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/45574/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA060 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. A related factor was the crosswind. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll ## Analysis During the pilot's last landing, he entered a right hand traffic pattern for runway 29. He stated that he had touched down slightly to the right of the runway's centerline. After he touched down, he attempted to go towards the left to get lined up onto the centerline. He added that as he crossed the centerline, he applied right rudder, but the airplane did not respond and continued to travel to the left. He stated that he applied both brakes, the right more so, but he was unable to control the airplane. He further stated that the airplane continued to the left, off the runway, at which point the nose landing gear collapsed. A wind of 240 degrees at 14 knots was recorded at the time of the accident. Inspection of the aircraft revealed no mechanical anomalies. ## Factual narrative 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 (6,501 feet by 150 feet, grooved dry concrete) at the Outagamie County Regional Airport (ATW), Appleton, Wisconsin. Visual meteorological conditions 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 ATW at 1226. The pilot reported that he had performed 5 or 6 touch and go landings and did not notice any problems prior to the accident. During his last landing, he entered a right hand traffic pattern for runway 29. He stated that he had touched down slightly to the right of the runway's centerline. After he touched down, he attempted to go towards the left to get lined up onto the centerline. He added that as he crossed the centerline, he applied right rudder, but the airplane did not respond and continued to travel to the left. He stated that he applied both brakes, the right more so, but he was unable to control the airplane. He further stated that the airplane continued to the left, off the runway, at which point the nose landing gear collapsed. ATW recorded, at 1230, a wind of 240 degrees at 14 knots. Inspection of the aircraft by the Federal Aviation Administration revealed no mechanical anomalies. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6136Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6136Q-2001-12-18), registration cancelled 2001-12-18, S/N 15285160, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 152 - Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15285160 - Airframe hours: 8306 - Engines: Lycoming O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Maxair Incorporated - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility - Last inspection: Annual, December 16, 1998, 3 hours before - Departed: ATW - Airport: ATW, Outagamie County Regional, runway 29, 6,501 × 150 ft, concrete ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 53; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 73 total, 73 in this make and model, 3 as pilot in command, 32 in the last 90 days, 15 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 240° at 14 knots - Visibility: 20 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 14 °F, dew point 1 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: ATW ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19981226034109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981226034109A), Dec 26, 1998: Cessna 152, Appleton, WI, Substantial damage. 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,… ## Other investigations on N6136Q (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 MKC87LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA109), May 22, 1987: Cessna 152 (N6136Q), St. Louis, MO, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.