# Accident 20050330005969A: Cessna 152, Indian Trail, NC, March 30, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 2005, 16:10 local time
- Place: Indian Trail, NC
- Airport: Mint Hill-Matthews Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1208° N, 80.5872° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1208&lon=-80.5872&mi=10
- Aircraft: N714TK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N714TK-2009-06-12) (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*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 47 total, 47 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL05CA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050330005969A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 ATL05CA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA070), Mar 30, 2005: Cessna 152 (N714TK), Goose Creek, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain direction control, which resulted in a loss of control and collision with a berm.

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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