# Accident 19930205003349A: Cessna 152, Raleigh, NC, February 5, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 1993, 15:00 local time
- Place: Raleigh, NC
- Airport: Triple W Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5392° N, 78.8292° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5392&lon=-78.8292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49945, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49945-2007-11-27) (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: 21 total, 19 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930205003349A

## Narrative

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

LANDED SHORT AND LEFT OF RUNWAY. COLLIDED WITH RUNWAY LIGHT THEN COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR ON RAISED LIP OF TAXIWAY.

## 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 ATL93LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA057), Feb 5, 1993: Cessna 152 (N49945), Fuquay-Varina, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO JUDGE A PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER LANDING. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE.

## Other reports on N49945 (1)

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

- [Incident 20010530009759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010530009759I), May 30, 2001: Cessna 152 (N49945), Morristown, TN. (-23)VFR flight from ptb to mor. During descent from 10,500 the pilot advanced the throttle at 2,500 and the engine began to run rough. When he applied carb.…

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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