# NTSB FTW98LA180: Cessna A152, N758YT, Brigham City, UT, April 10, 1998

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 10, 1998, 16:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place: Brigham City, UT
- Coordinates: 41.510265, -112.040779 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5103&lon=-112.0408&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 15, 2001
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 20577
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW98LA180
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/20577/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA180

## Probable cause

failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during a touch and go landing.  Related factors were: the pilot allowed his attention to be diverted into the cockpit for an excessive amount of time, and the encounter with a ditch.

## 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)
  - proper alignment - not corrected, pilot in command (cause)
  - diverted attention, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

The student pilot was practicing touch-and-go landings. After landing and during the rollout, he looked down in the cockpit to configure the airplane for takeoff. When he looked up, the airplane had drifted slightly right of the runway centerline. He said he applied left rudder, but the airplane continued drifting right, then departed the west side of the runway, struck a ditch, and nosed over.

## Factual narrative

On April 10, 1998, approximately 1600 mountain daylight time, a Cessna A152, N758YT, operated by Mountain Air Flying, LLC, was substantially damaged when it nosed over in a ditch during the landing roll at Brigham City, Utah.  The student pilot was not injured.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the local instructional flight being conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91.  The flight had originated approximately 1545.

According to his accident report, the pilot was practicing touch and go landings.  He had made one successful touch and go landing, and landed a second time.  During the rollout, he looked down in the cockpit to configure the airplane for takeoff.  When he looked up, the airplane had drifted slightly right of runway centerline.  He applied left rudder, but the airplane continued drifting right and departed the west side of the runway.  The pilot said the airplane went "into a small pond of water for a quick second,"  but the operator told FAA officials that the airplane struck a ditch and nosed over.  The vertical stabilizer was crushed.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N758YT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N758YT), registered now, S/N A1521018, built 1982 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna A152
- Registry model: [Cessna A152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a152) (registry code 2071836) (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: A721018
- Engines: Lycoming O-235-N2C 108 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Mountain Air Flying, LLC
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Aerobatic
- Departed: BMC
- Airport: BMC, Brigham City, runway 16, 7,500 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 25; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 13 total, 2 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 160° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: OGD, 21 nm away

## 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 19980410006559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980410006559A), Apr 10, 1998: Cessna A152, Brigham City, UT, Substantial damage. During rollout of a touch, go student looked down to configure for takeoff. Drifted rt and struck ditch. Nosed over. (-23)Mr. G.r hatch was on a solo flight on…

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.

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