# Accident 20030907030269A: Cessna 152, Franklin, VA, September 7, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2003, 14:00 local time
- Place: Franklin, VA
- Airport: Franklin Municipal-John Beverly Arp
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6981° N, 76.9036° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6981&lon=-76.9036&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4725B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4725B-2012-11-27) (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 certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 51 total, 51 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03CA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03CA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030907030269A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 9 AT THE FRANKLIN, VIRGINIA AIRPORT (FKN), AIRCRAFT N4725B, A CESSNA 152, BECAME NOSE DOWN, THE RIGHT WING SCRAPED, AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE SOLO STUDENT PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE STUDENT PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WERE COUNSELED.

## 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 NYC03CA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03CA192), Sep 7, 2003: Cessna 152 (N4725B), Franklin, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N4725B (1)

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

- [Incident 19901126058809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901126058809I), Nov 26, 1990: Cessna 152 (N4725B), Richmond, VA, Minor damage. Student made a hard landing. Nose wheel struck runway first. Damaged nose wheel.

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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