Cessna L-19 N5234G

Summary

On 24 March 1985 at about 19:10 local time, a Cessna L-19 registered N5234G was involved in an accident near Perkasie, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

24 March 1985 at 19:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Perkasie, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Pennridge (N70)

Coordinates

40.3694, -75.2893

Aircraft

Cessna L-19

Registration

N5234G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC85LA090

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

CESSNA L-19,A PRACTICE FLIGHT OF TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS FOR GLIDER TOW OPERATION FOR PHILIDELPHIA GLIDER COUNCIL ENCOUNTER A WIND SHIFT ON LANDING. THE STUDENT PILOT OVER CORRECTED AND THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED. THE INSTUCTOR PILOT AT THIS TIME TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND APPLIED FULL RIGHT RUDDER ALONG WITH HARD BRAKING WHICH STOPPED THE GROUND LOOP. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST 20 DEGREES TO THE LEFT OF CENTERLINE. THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED FORWARD WHEN THE RIGHT GEAR CONTACTED THE RUNWAY AND RIGHT BRAKING WAS APPLIED AND THE GEAR SEPARATED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.