# Accident 19910523018399A: Cessna 152, Knightdale, NC, May 23, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1991, 17:45 local time
- Place: Knightdale, NC
- Airport: Raleigh East Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7902° N, 78.4808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7902&lon=-78.4808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93002, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N93002) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22 total, 22 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910523018399A

## Narrative

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

AIR SPEED PITOT SYSTEM FOULED BY INSECTS. STUDENT ABORTED TAKEOFF LATE. RAN OFF END.

## 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 ATL91LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA098), May 23, 1991: Cessna 152 (N93002), Knightdale, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S DELAY IN ABORTING THE TAKEOFF. THE PILOT'S CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE AIRPLANE WITH A KNOWN DISCREPANCY AND THE OPERATOR'S PREVIOUS IMPROPER MAINTENANCE/INSPECTION OF THE…

## Other reports on N93002 (3)

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

- [Accident 20031220034369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031220034369A), Dec 20, 2003: Cessna 152 (N93002), Louisburg, NC, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft was on a x-country flight when the engine seized. Instructor made forced landing in a large field. Aircraft hit a ditch, causing substantial…
- [Incident 19961009041539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961009041539I), Oct 9, 1996: Cessna 152 (N93002), Louisburg, NC, Minor damage. Veered off runway into a ditch while landing. Over corrected for light crosswind. Two hrs solo. Bent prop and gear.
- [Incident 19870803064709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870803064709I), Aug 3, 1987: Cessna 152 (N93002), Raleigh-Durham, NC, Minor damage. Solo student bounced several times on landing and the nose gear sheared off.

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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