# Incident 20050118000279I: Cessna 152, Carlsbad, CA, January 18, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 2005, 12:18 local time
- Place: Carlsbad, CA
- Airport: Mcclellan-Palomar
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1283° N, 117.2801° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MC CLELLAN-PALOMAR (CRQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1283&lon=-117.2801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5447L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5447L) (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: 48 total, 48 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050118000279I

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT PRACTICING SHORT FIELD LANDINGS. FAILED TO CHECK RATE OF DESCENT. ON TOUCHDOWN WITH AN EXCESSIVE RATE OF DESCENT, AND CG FORWARD OF THE MAIN GEAR, THE NOSE GEAR WHEEL WAS DRIVEN INTO THE GROUND AND SHEARED. DETAILED INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THE DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE NOSE GEAR FORK AND NOSE WHEEL AREA WITH MINOR PROP DAMAGE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED BY THE FAA.

## Other reports on N5447L (3)

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

- [Accident 20260904011839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260904011839A), Sep 4, 2026: Cessna 152 (N5447L), Carlsbad, CA, Substantial damage. On September 4, 2026 [privacy data omitted] was returning from a student solo cross country flight to san bernardino. During landing her approach became…
- [Accident 20001025015699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001025015699A), Oct 25, 2000: Cessna 152 (N5447L), Ramona, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) During the student pilot's first touch and go attempt on romana rwy 27, the a/c was high and fast (approx. 80 knots) with flaps at zero. The student…
- [Incident 19800630056649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800630056649I), Jun 30, 1980: Cessna 152 (N5447L), Vancouver, WA. Oil pressure dropped to zero due to loss of oil. Engine severely damaged due to lean mixture and heat.

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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