# Accident 20051105028789A: Cessna 152, Durham, NC, November 5, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 2005, 16:15 local time
- Place: Durham, NC
- Airport: Lake Ridge Aero Park Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0600° N, 78.7839° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0600&lon=-78.7839&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5144L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5144L) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 320 total, 30 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL06CA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051105028789A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS APPROACHING RUNWAY 14 FOR A NORMAL LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH THE SURFACE, THEN BOUNCED, BECAME AIRBORNE ONCE AGAIN. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE SURFACE AGAIN THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND HARD CAUSING A PROPELLER STRIKE. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ATL06CA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA018), Nov 5, 2005: Cessna 152 (N5144L), Durham, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare on landing flare touchdown resulting in a hard landing and collapse of the nose gear.

## Other reports on N5144L (2)

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

- [Incident 20021222036359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021222036359I), Dec 22, 2002: Cessna 152 (N5144L), Durham, NC. (-23) The aircraft departed lake ridge airport for flight instruction. Approximately 4-5 minutes after departure a noticeable tremor was felt in the aircraft.…
- [Accident 19990721042779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990721042779A), Jul 21, 1999: Cessna 152 (N5144L), Frisco, TX, No damage. (-23) The pilot lost directional control during a practice soft field takeoff, with the nose wheel elevated, before becoming fully airborne. The a/c exited the…

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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