# NTSB MIA99LA018: Cessna 152, N48875, Cartersville, GA, October 27, 1998 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: October 27, 1998, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC) - Place: Cartersville, GA - Coordinates: 34.159629, -84.799026 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1596&lon=-84.7990&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): 45154 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA99LA018 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/45154/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA018 ## Probable cause Failure of the student pilot to maintain directional control during landing resulting in the aircraft running off the left side of the runway and colliding with a parked aircraft. Factors in the accident were his distraction while raising wing flaps during landing roll which delayed correction of a left drift and his continued holding of aft control wheel forces during landing roll. ## 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 - remedial action - delayed, pilot in command (cause) - diverted attention, pilot in command (cause) - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - aircraft parked/standing ## Analysis The student pilot stated the landing flare and touchdown were normal. During landing rollout the aircraft began to drift to the left and he lost directional control. He stated he delayed correcting the left drift because he was retracting the wing flaps and that he also continued to hold aft control wheel pressure. The aircraft went off the left side of the runway, crossed over a taxiway in front of a taxing aircraft, and collided with a parked aircraft on the parking ramp. ## Factual narrative On October 27, 1998, about 1400 eastern standard time, a Cessna 152, N48875, registered to the U. S. Navy and operated by the Atlanta Navy Flying Club, collided with a parked aircraft when the pilot lost directional control during landing roll, while on a Title 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a visual flight rules flight plan was filed. The aircraft received substantial damage and the student-rated pilot was not injured. The flight originated from Naval Air Station Atlanta, the same day, about 1330. The student stated that landing flare and touchdown were normal. During landing roll the aircraft started moving to the left and he lost total control, even when he applied right rudder. He stated he was distracted by raising the wing flaps and was slow to apply the right rudder. He stated he also continued to hold aft pressure on the control wheel. The aircraft ran off the left side of the runway, crossed over a taxiway in front of a taxing aircraft, and collided with a parked aircraft on the parking ramp. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N48875](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48875-2014-10-14), registration cancelled 2014-10-14, S/N 15281020, built 1977 (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: 15281020 - Airframe hours: 6740 - Engines: Lycoming O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Atlanta Navy Flying Club - Registered owner: U. S. Navy - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, September 18, 1998, 50 hours before - Departed: MGE, MARIETTA, GA - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: VPC, Cartersville, runway 1, 5,000 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 39; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 44 total, 44 in this make and model, 2 as pilot in command, 28 in the last 90 days, 13 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 330° at 5 knots - Visibility: 7 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 41 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: PDK, 30 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 19981027039259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981027039259A), Oct 27, 1998: Cessna 152, Cartersville, GA, Substantial damage. (-23) After touchdown, on a touch and go landing, pilot lost control of aircraft on roll out and departed to the left side of runway 01. At a high rate of… ## Other investigations on N48875 (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 ATL80FKG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FKG06), Jun 12, 1980: Cessna 152 (N48875), Stone Mountain, GA, 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.