# Accident 20030316005029A: Cessna A152, Peachtree City, GA, March 16, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 2003, 15:30 local time
- Place: Peachtree City, GA
- Airport: Falcon Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3506° N, 84.5669° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3506&lon=-84.5669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N762JS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N762JS) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O235*
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL03LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030316005029A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. WATERS STATED HE LANDED ON RUNWAY 13, IN A CESSNA 152 TEXAN TAIL WHEEL. TOUCHED DOWN AND BOUNCED ONCE. AS HE CAME BACK DOWN HE LANDED ON THE RIGHT MAIN AND PLANE VEERED LEFT. HE TRIED TO CORRECT BUT THE PLANE LEFT THE RUNWAY AND STOPPED ABRUPTLY AND FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 ATL03LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA063), Mar 16, 2003: Cessna A152 (N762JS), Peachtree City, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll that resulted in a nose over after the airplane departed the runway surface. A factor is muddy terrain.

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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