# Accident 20051002030069A: Cessna 172N, Punta Gorda, FL, October 2, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 2005, 11:00 local time
- Place: Punta Gorda, FL
- Airport: Charlotte County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.9228° N, 81.9953° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.9228&lon=-81.9953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N952AC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N952AC-2013-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 108 total, 108 in this make and model, 108 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA06CA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06CA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051002030069A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 2, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 11:00 HOURS EDT, A CESSNA 172N, N952AC, REGISTERED TO NAPLES AIR CENTER, INC., SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN A BIRD STRUCK THE AIRCRAFT VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL FLIGHT CONTROLS. THE STUDENT RATED PILOT ON A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT WAS ON APPROACH TO THE PUNTA GORDA AIRPORT IN PUNTA GORDA, FLORIDA. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT SAFELY AT THE PUNTA GORDA AIRPORT. THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED FROM NAPLES, FLORIDA EARLIER THE SAME DAY.

## 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 MIA06CA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06CA009), Oct 2, 2005: Cessna 172N (N952AC), Punta Gorda, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The in-flight collision with a bird resulting in substantial damage to the airplane.

## Other reports on N952AC (1)

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

- [Accident 20061029028829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061029028829A), Oct 29, 2006: Cessna 172N (N952AC), Morgantown, WV, Substantial damage. (-23) During approach to land on runway 23 at approximately 800 feet past the approach end of the runway, the student pilot lost control and veered to the left…

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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