# Accident 19840505015979A: Cessna 152, Greensboro, NC, May 5, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1984, 12:15 local time
- Place: Greensboro, NC
- Airport: May
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0008° N, 79.7606° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0008&lon=-79.7606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757AS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757AS-2013-02-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16 total, 16 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840505015979A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STUDENT PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO PORPOISE WHICH CAUSED NOSE WHEEL TO BREAK OFF.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL84LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA162), May 5, 1984: Cessna 152 (N757AS), Greensboro, NC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N757AS (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20020214005239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020214005239A), Feb 14, 2002: Cessna 152 (N757AS), Lenoir, NC, No damage. (-23) Witness reported aircraft came in from the west at a high bank angle very close to house and 50 to 100 feet above trees. After passing house, the…
- [Accident 19880112001269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880112001269A), Jan 12, 1988: Cessna 152 (N757AS), Greensboro, NC, Substantial damage. Student lost directional control when aircraft landed on icy runway. Veered off side into snowbank and nosed over.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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