# Accident 20050528011289A: Cessna 172R, Louisburg, NC, May 28, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2005, 09:10 local time
- Place: Louisburg, NC
- Airport: Franklin County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0233° N, 78.3303° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0233&lon=-78.3303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22055, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22055) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 325 total, 170 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL05CA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050528011289A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS IN THE LOCAL TRAFFIC PATTERN PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. THE PILOT DECIDED TO ATTEMPT A SIMULATED ENGINE OUT LANDING. THE PILOT PULLED BACK THE POWER ON DOWN WIND AND SET UP FOR THE LANDING. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT AIRSPEED WAS MAINTAINED AT 65 KIAS (NO FLAPS SET) AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS LINED UP ON THE RUNWAY (ALTITUDE UNKNOWN). THE PILOT STATED THAT "SOMETHING" DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT AND HE INITIATED A GO-AROUND. POWER WAS APPLIED. THE AIRCRAFT THEN WENT RIGHT WING DOWN (WHICH THE PILOT CORRECTED) FOLLOWED BY LEFT WING DOWN (WHICH THE PILOT CORRECTED) AND THEN RIGHT WING DOWN. THE WINGTIP IMPACTED THE RUNWAY FOLLOWED BY THE AIRCRAFT IN A SLIGHTLY NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT SLID AND CAME TO REST ON THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT SAFELY EGRESSED 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 ATL05CA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA090), May 28, 2005: Cessna 172R (N22055), Louisburg, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in a stall and subsequent loss of control and collision with the ground.

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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