Cessna 152 N48875

Summary

On 27 October 1998 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N48875, operated by Atlanta Navy Flying Club, was involved in an accident near Cartersville, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

27 October 1998 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Cartersville, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Cartersville (VPC)

Coordinates

34.1596, -84.7990

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N48875

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Atlanta Navy Flying Club

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Marietta → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA99LA018

Nobody was injured.

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.