Cessna 152 N25858

Summary

On 28 June 1998 at about 17:00 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N25858, operated by Pottstown Flight School, was involved in an accident near Pottstown, Pennsylvania, 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

28 June 1998 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Pottstown Limerick Airprt (PTW)

Coordinates

40.2493, -75.6401

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N25858

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Pottstown Flight School

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC98LA137

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's excessive application of the right brake, resulting in a ground loop.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot was doing a three-point landing while on his third touch-and-go landing during the flight . The airplane had been converted to a tailwheel configuration. According to the student, he drifted to the left and added right rudder. It did not seem effective, so he applied right brake. The airplane made a hard right turn, the left main landing gear separated, and the airplane spun approximately 140 degrees to the left before coming to rest.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.