Cessna 152 N152DD
25 September 1998 · Reidsville, North Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 September 1998 at about 21:25 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N152DD, operated by Garland Forbes, was involved in an accident near Reidsville, North Carolina, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 21:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Reidsville, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Warfield (6A5)
- Coordinates
- 36.3395, -79.6704
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152
- Registration
- N152DD
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Garland Forbes
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Burlington → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA98LA256
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's delay in the initiation of a go-around, and his failure to maintain obstacle (tree) clearance.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot circled the airport twice, and then he entered the traffic pattern for a landing. He realized that he was landing long so he aborted the landing and initiated a go around. During the go around, the aircraft's tail section struck the top of a tree, 300 yards from the edge of the runway. According to an FAA inspector, the pilot was attempting to land at an unfamiliar grass strip.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 152 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 1998 | Cessna 152 | Avalon, California, United States | Orange County Flight Center | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Jun 1998 | Cessna 152 | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Feb 1998 | Cessna 152 | Norman, Oklahoma, United States | Airman Flight School | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1998 | Cessna 152 | Orinda, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1998 | Cessna 152 | Culpeper, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1998 | Cessna 152 | Santa Ana, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
All 3,030 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep 1998 | Cessna 150H | Kill Devil Hill, North Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 1998 | Cessna 182P | Concord, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1998 | Piper PA-28-140 | Carthage, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 1998 | Piper PA-31-310 | Southport, North Carolina, United States | Arapahoe Aviation Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 1998 | Cessna 150 | Columbia, North Carolina, United States | Jeffery W. Williams | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 1998 | Bell 206L-3 | Indian Trail, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |