# Incident 19950318010289I: Cessna 152, Princeton/Rocky, NJ, March 18, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1995, 15:45 local time
- Place: Princeton/Rocky, NJ
- Airport: Princeton Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3991° N, 74.6590° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PRINCETON (39N), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3991&lon=-74.6590&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65478, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65478-2013-08-22) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 45 total, 38 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950318010289I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: STUDENT PILOT ON FIRST SOLO CROSS COUNTRY WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 28 AT 39N AT APPROXIMATELY 1545 LOCAL ON 3-18-95. STUDENT FAILED TO FLARE CORRECTLY AND LANDED ON THE NOSE WHEEL CAUSING IT TO COLLAPSE. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURY TO THE STUDENT PILOT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.

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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