# Accident 19971002046829A: Cessna A152, Rockwall, TX, October 2, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1997, 10:00 local time
- Place: Rockwall, TX
- Airport: Rockwall Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9191° N, 96.4497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9191&lon=-96.4497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4957A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4957A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A152 (registry code 2071836, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A152
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971002046829A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT SHORT ON APPROACH LANDING SOUTH. TOUCHED DOWN NEAR DISPLACED THRESHOLD AND SWERVED LEFT WHEN PILOT ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND. AIRCRAFT REMAINED ON GROUND DEPARTING RUNWAY AT 45 DEGREES TO EAST CROSSED GRASS AND TAXIWAY AND LAUNCHED OVER FENCE ROW BERM APPROXIMATELY 1,000 FEET FROM THRESHOLD AND 500 FEET FROM RUNWAY CENTERLINE, STRUCK BARBED WIRE FENCE AND NOSED OVER BEYOND FENCE COLLAPSING NOSE GEAR AND TURNING OVER NOSE LANDING ON VERTICAL FIN UPSIDE DOWN. PROPELLER TIPS BENT OUTWARDS INDICATING POWER ON AT IMPACT - ENGINE MOUNT AND FIREWALL DAMAGED.

## 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 FTW98LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA017), Oct 2, 1997: Cessna A152 (N4957A), Rockwall, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing and her failure to maintain directional control during the aborted landing. Factors were the wind gust and the turbulence.

## Other reports on N4957A (3)

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

- [Incident 20230823010579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230823010579I), Aug 23, 2023: Cessna A152 (N4957A), Opa Locka, FL, No damage. Part 141 operation, Cessna A152, registration[privacy data omitted], serial number A1520915, with certified flight instructor (CFI) one student pilot on board,…
- [Incident 20220728007929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220728007929I), Jul 28, 2022: Cessna A152 (N4957A), Pembroke Pines, FL, No damage. On the morfing of July 28, 2022 at North Perry Airport (khwo), a student pilot landed on runway 10R and on rollout applied brakes and attempted to exit on a…
- [Incident 19911108054349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911108054349I), Nov 8, 1991: Cessna A152 (N4957A), Scottsdale, AZ. Fuel exhaustion on local training flight. Forced landing on road.

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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