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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Indian Trail, NC · March 30, 2005

Date: March 30, 2005 · 16:10 local
Place: Indian Trail, NC
Airport: Mint Hill-Matthews Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N714TK
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL05CA070
Reported as: Cessna 152
Reported engine: Lycoming O235*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 47 total47 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N714TKRegistration cancelled Jun 12, 2009 · Cessna 152S/N 15279418 · Built 1977 Airframe modelCessna 152 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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(-23) Student pilot was returning to home airport after completing a 3.6 hour solo cross-country. The student pilot noticed there was a slight crosswind from the northwest for his landing. He proceeded with a landing to rwy 04 at goose creek airport, which is 2,350 ft long and 35 ft wide. During the landing flare, approximately 1/2 down the runway, the aircraft pitched up and drifted to the right of the runway. The right horizontal stabilizer contacted a barbed wire fence. The fence was approximately 30 ft from the runway and ran parallel to it. Once the aircraft contacted the fence it veered slightly right and came to a stop in a drainage ditch approximately 35 ft from the runway edge. The aircraft received substantial damage to the right horizontal stabilizer, right wing tip and nose gear. The pilot escaped without injury. The pilot said he did not go around due to the nose being high and not being sure of how close he was in relation to the surrounding trees.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) STUDENT PILOT WAS RETURNING TO HOME AIRPORT AFTER COMPLETING A 3.6 HOUR SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY. THE STUDENT PILOT NOTICED THERE WAS A SLIGHT CROSSWIND FROM THE NORTHWEST FOR HIS LANDING. HE PROCEEDED WITH A LANDING TO RWY 04 AT GOOSE CREEK AIRPORT, WHICH IS 2,350 FT LONG AND 35 FT WIDE. DURING THE LANDING FLARE, APPROXIMATELY 1/2 DOWN THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP AND DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY. THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER CONTACTED A BARBED WIRE FENCE. THE FENCE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30 FT FROM THE RUNWAY AND RAN PARALLEL TO IT. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE FENCE IT VEERED SLIGHTLY RIGHT AND CAME TO A STOP IN A DRAINAGE DITCH APPROXIMATELY 35 FT FROM THE RUNWAY EDGE. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, RIGHT WING TIP AND NOSE GEAR. THE PILOT ESCAPED WITHOUT INJURY. THE PILOT SAID HE DID NOT GO AROUND DUE TO THE NOSE BEING HIGH AND NOT BEING SURE OF HOW CLOSE HE WAS IN RELATION TO THE SURROUNDING TREES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL05CA070Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportGoose Creek, NCThe student pilot's failure to maintain direction control, which resulted in a loss of control and collision with a berm.Mar 30, 2005 · Substantial damage