# Accident 20031030027339A: Cessna 172R, New Bern, NC, October 30, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 2003, 13:45 local time
- Place: New Bern, NC
- Airport: Craven County Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0686° N, 77.0347° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0686&lon=-77.0347&mi=10
- Aircraft: N496AC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N496AC-2010-06-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 52 total, 9 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031030027339A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT WAS CONDUCTING A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM ROCKY MOUNT (RWI) TO NEW BERN (EWN). DURING THE LANDING PHASE OF FLIGHT AT EWN, STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL OF N496AC A CESSNA 172 AIRCRAFT WHILE LANDING.

## 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 ATL04LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA031), Oct 30, 2003: Cessna 172R (N496AC), New Bern, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare resulting in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N496AC (1)

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

- [Accident 20050526010429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050526010429A), May 26, 2005: Cessna 172R (N496AC), Raleigh-Durham, NC, Destroyed. (-23) The pilot was cleared to land on runway 31 at rdu airport. It was dark (approximately 2200 local). The pilot landed hard and porpoised the aircraft. The…

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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