# Accident 19930919042169A: Cessna 152, Greensboro, NC, September 19, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1993, 14:30 local time
- Place: Greensboro, NC
- Airport: Air Harbor Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1094° N, 79.7393° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1094&lon=-79.7393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4794B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4794B-1998-04-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19 total, 8 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930919042169A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON SECOND SOLO. TRIED GO AROUND DRAGGED WING. NOSE GEAR HIT A ROCK. NOSED OVER.

## 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 ATL93LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA161), Sep 19, 1993: Cessna 152 (N4794B), Greensboro, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS DURING THE TOUCH AND GO LANDING. FACTORS WERE THE CROSSWIND CONDITIONS, AND THE HIDDEN OBSTRUCTION (ROCK) IN THE GRASS ADJACENT TO THE…

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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