# Accident 20041106028959A: Cessna 152, Rocky Mount, NC, November 6, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 2004, 13:20 local time
- Place: Rocky Mount, NC
- Airport: Rocky Mount-Wilson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8961° N, 79.7650° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8961&lon=-79.7650&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49196, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49196-2006-11-29) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL05CA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041106028959A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 11/06/2004 A STUDENT PILOT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 22 AT ROCKY MOUNT-REGIONAL AIRPORT AND CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO BEGIN HOPPING DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE HOPPING MOTION OF THE AIRPLANE LED TO THE NOSE WHEEL BREAKING OFF OF THE NOSE STRUT AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE PROPELLER CONTACTED THE RUNWAY FLIPPING THE AIRPLANE ONTO ITS BACK.

## 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 ATL05CA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA021), Nov 6, 2004: Cessna 152 (N49196), Rocky Mount, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, and improper recovery from a bounced landing.

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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