# Accident 20011008028879A: Cessna 152, Greenville, NC, October 8, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 2001, 13:12 local time
- Place: Greenville, NC
- Airport: Pitt-Greenville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6350° N, 77.3853° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6350&lon=-77.3853&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4768Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4768Q-2012-07-10) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 131 total, 93 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA02LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011008028879A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRPLANE LANDED FIRST ON THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR THEN THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR CONTACTED THE RUNWAY, THE "BRAKES WERE LOCKED UP" BUT HE HAD NOT APPLIED THEM YET AND HEARD SQUEELING ASSOCIATED WITH BRAKING ACTION. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR THEN TOUCHED DOWN AND COLLAPSED AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. (.4) THE PILOT STATED THAT THE PLANNED FLIGHT DURATION WAS 2 HOURS 45 MINUTES; APPROXIMATELY 3 HOURS INTO THE FLIGHT HE ELECTED TO DIVERT TO THE PITT-GREENVILLE AIRPORT DUE TO FUEL CONCERNS. WHEN NEAR THE AIRPORT HE CALLED ON UNICOM WHICH REPORTED THAT THE WIND VARIED FROM THE WEST/NORTHWEST DIRECTION AT 10 KNOTS. HE ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 02 WHICH WAS THE ACTIVE RUNWAY AND ELECTED TO LAND WITH NO FLAPS EXTENDED. HE CRABBED THE AIRPLANE INTO THE WIND ON FINAL APPROACH THEN WHEN STARTING TO FLARE, HE LOWERED THE LEFT WING AND APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER INPUT TO ALIGN THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF THE AIRPLANE WITH THE RUNWAY. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE WIND SHIFTED SUDDENLY AT THE TIME THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR CONTACTED THE RUNWAY WHI                              CH MADE A SQUEALING SOUND. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR THEN CONTACTED THE RUNWAY ALSO MAKING A SQUEALING SOUND. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR THEN TOUCHED DOWN AND COLLAPSED AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT COMING TO REST WITH THE LEFT WINGTIP CONTACTING THE RUNWAY. AN AUTOMATED METAR OBSERVATION TAKEN AT 1300 HOURS LOCAL INDICATES IN PART THAT THE WIND WAS FROM 030 DEGREES AT 11 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 14 KNOTS. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE NORMAL BRAKE SYSTEM REVEALED NO DISCREPANCIES. ADDITIONALLY, THE MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRES DID NOT EXHIBIT ANY EVIDENCE OF FLAT SPOTS.

## 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 MIA02LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA005), Oct 8, 2001: Cessna 152 (N4768Q), Greenville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper flare by the pilot-in-command resulting in a hard landing and subsequent collapse of the nose landing gear due to overload.

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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