# Accident 20050526010429A: Cessna 172R, Raleigh-Durham, NC, May 26, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 2005, 22:03 local time
- Place: Raleigh-Durham, NC
- Airport: Raleigh-Durham International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8731° N, 78.7856° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8731&lon=-78.7856&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
- Reported engine: LYC IO360L2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 147 total, 39 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL05CA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050526010429A

## Narrative

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

(-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 PILOT MADE A DETERMINATION TO INITIATE A "GO-AROUND." A CLIMBING 90 DEGREE RIGHT HAND TURN WAS STARTED. THE PILOT SAW THE LIGHTS OF ANOTHER AIRCRAFT ON FINAL FOR RUNWAY 23L AND TURNED AN ADDITIONAL 90 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT NOTICED THE AIRSPEED DOWN AROUND 40 AND LOWERED THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT SLIGHTLY. WHEN THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOWERED THE LANDING LIGHT ILLUMINATED TREES. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB ABOVE THE TREES WAS BUT WAS UNABLE. A CONTROLLED LANDING WAS COMPLETED INTO THE TREES. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES.

## 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 ATL05CA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA088), May 27, 2005: Cessna 172 (N496AC), Raleigh, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate obstacle clearance during initial climb, which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees

## Other reports on N496AC (1)

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

- [Accident 20031030027339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031030027339A), Oct 30, 2003: Cessna 172R (N496AC), New Bern, NC, Substantial damage. (-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…

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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