# Accident 20020214005239A: Cessna 152, Lenoir, NC, February 14, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 2002, 16:20 local time
- Place: Lenoir, NC
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9067° N, 81.5195° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lenoir, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9067&lon=-81.5195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757AS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757AS-2013-02-26) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020214005239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WITNESS REPORTED AIRCRAFT CAME IN FROM THE WEST AT A HIGH BANK ANGLE VERY CLOSE TO HOUSE AND 50 TO 100 FEET ABOVE TREES. AFTER PASSING HOUSE, THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY FLIPPED ON ITS SIDE DURING A MAJOR WIND GUST AND FELL INTO THE WOODS APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS FROM HER HOUSE. FSS REPORTED WINDS AT BOONE, NC GUSTING TO 39 KTS. AIRCRAFT FLIGHT WAS APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS BELOW RIDGE OF FLAT TOP MOUNTAIN ON THE LEEWARD SIDE. PILOT STATED TO STATE TROOPERS HE CAME AROUND THE MOUNTAIN SIDE FROM THE WEST AND ENCOUNTERED A SEVERE DOWNDRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED INTO THE TREES. CONTINUITY CHECK OF ALL CONTROLS CONDUCTED AND FOUND NO DISCREPANCIES. FUEL EVIDENT ON BOARD.ALL INDICATIONS OF ACCIDENT SHOW FLYING LOW AND SLOW ON LEEWARD SIDE OF MOUNTAIN WITH HIGH GUST WINDS CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO IMPACT TERRAIN.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N757AS (2)

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

- [Accident 19880112001269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880112001269A), Jan 12, 1988: Cessna 152 (N757AS), Greensboro, NC, Substantial damage. Student lost directional control when aircraft landed on icy runway. Veered off side into snowbank and nosed over.
- [Accident 19840505015979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840505015979A), May 5, 1984: Cessna 152 (N757AS), Greensboro, NC, Substantial damage. Student pilot allowed aircraft to porpoise which caused nose wheel to break off.

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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