# Incident 19951124044789I: Cessna 152, Roanoke, VA, November 24, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 1995, 13:30 local time
- Place: Roanoke, VA
- Airport: Roanoke Regional/Woodrum Field
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2710° N, 79.9414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roanoke, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2710&lon=-79.9414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67557, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N67557) (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: 50 total, 50 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951124044789I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE STUDENT PILOT ENTERED CLASS "C" AIRSPACE WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION. THE PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 33. ROANOKE ATCT SHINED A LIGHT AT THE AIRCRAFT. NO RESPONSE WAS RECEIVED FROM THE PILOT. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO CONTACT ROA ATCT BUT COULD NOT RECEIVE ATCT RADIO TRANSMISSIONS. IN A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE STUDENT PILOT ON THE DAY OF THE DEVIATION, HE STATED THAT HE HAD WHAT HE PERCEIVED TO BE AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. THE WEATHER BETWEEN HIS DEPARTURE POINT AND HIS DESTINATION DETERIORATED IN EXCESS OF FORECASTS. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS SCARED AND NEEDED TO LAND. THE PILOT AND HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR HAVE RECEIVED COUNSELING.

## Other reports on N67557 (1)

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

- [Accident 19960514010469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960514010469A), May 14, 1996: Cessna 152 (N67557), Roanoke, VA, Substantial damage. Student lost control landing in crosswind. Tried go around. Left runway hit a car and a snowplow. (.4) the student pilot stated that after landing the aircraft…

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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