# Accident 19950408007389A: Cessna 152, Raleigh, NC, April 8, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1995, 13:50 local time
- Place: Raleigh, NC
- Airport: Triple W Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6203° N, 78.7003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Triple W Airport (5W5), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6203&lon=-78.7003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25502, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N25502) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950408007389A

## Narrative

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

WINDSHEAR ON SHORT FINAL. LANDED ON RUNWAY BUT VEERED OFF. COLLIDED WITH A DITCH. NOSED OVER, CROSSWIND FACTOR.

## 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 ATL95LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA076), Apr 8, 1995: Cessna 152 (N25502), Fuquay-Varina, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE FOR WIND CONDITIONS DURING LANDING, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

## Other reports on N25502 (1)

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

- [Accident 19920726027379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920726027379A), Jul 26, 1992: Cessna 152 (N25502), Raleigh, NC, Substantial damage. Left wing tip hit bushes while taxiing for takeoff. Aircraft then rotated into a ditch.

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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