# Accident 20031022032449A: Cessna 152, Pierson, FL, October 22, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 2003, 11:25 local time
- Place: Pierson, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2306° N, 81.4594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2306&lon=-81.4594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94445, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94445-2012-02-13) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O235*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 571 total, 183 in this make and model, 127 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA04CA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04CA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031022032449A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND HIS STUDENT WERE PRACTICING GROUND REFERENCE MANEUVERS AT APPROXIMATELY 1000' AGL, 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF LAKE DISTON, NEAR PIERSON, FL. AS THE STUDENT ROLLED OUT OF A LEFT BANK UPON COMPLETING "TURNS AROUND A POINT", A BIRD, SUBSEQUENTLY IDENTIFIED AS A BLACK VULTURE, STRUCK THE WINDSHIELD OF THE AIRCRAFT, CAUSING MOST OF THE WINDSHIELD TO BE BROKEN OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE BIRD, ALONG WITH DEBRIS FROM THE WINDSHIELD, ENTERED THE COCKPIT. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, BUT FOUND THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE, EVEN WITH FULL POWER APPLIED. THE INSTRUCTOR DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND MAINTAINED CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AS IT DESCENDED TO THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND NOSE FIRST AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY 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 MIA04CA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04CA010), Oct 22, 2003: Cessna 152 (N94445), Pierson, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: In flight collision with a bird, resulting in airplane not being able to maintain altitude and nosing over during a forced landing on unsuitable terrain.

## Other reports on N94445 (1)

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

- [Incident 19880921071249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880921071249I), Sep 21, 1988: Cessna 152 (N94445), Silver City, NM. Encountered unforecast weather on a cross country flight. Unable to maintain VFR. Precautionary landing on highway.

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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