Cessna 152 N58ND

Summary

On 21 November 2001 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N58ND, operated by Adel Barimani, was involved in an accident near West Chester, 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

21 November 2001 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Brandywine Airport (N99)

Coordinates

39.9900, -75.5817

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N58ND

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Adel Barimani

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

West Chester → West Chester

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

IAD02LA017

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing. A factor was the crosswind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During the downwind leg of the traffic pattern, the pilot felt that the airplane was "being pulled" to the left. As the airplane touched down on runway 27, it veered off the left side, crossed a grass area, and stopped short of an aircraft hangar. The pilot reported that he checked the windsock prior to takeoff and again before landing, and it indicated wind out of the southwest at about 5-7 knots. He stated that he normally corrected for a crosswind by "flying the airplane into the wind." He also stated that the airplane veered off the runway as he was repositioning his feet from the rudder pedals to the brake pedals. The pilot did not report any mechanical deficiencies with the airplane. He also reported 115 hours of total flight time, 94 of which were in make and model.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.