# Accident 20051130029489A: Cessna 152, Sanford, NC, November 30, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 2005, 14:00 local time
- Place: Sanford, NC
- Airport: Sanford - Lee Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5836° N, 79.1003° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5836&lon=-79.1003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46555 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 109 total, 109 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL06CA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051130029489A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING A DAYTIME SOLO FLIGHT, AIRMAN WAS MANEUVERING TO ENTER THE TRAFFIC PATTERN TO RWY 3 AT TAA AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1750 FEET AGL. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A LARGE BIRD WITH THE LEFT WING JUST OUTBOARD OF THE SWING STRUT, CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO 30 INCHES OF WING LEADING EDGE. THE PILOT CONDUCTED NORMAL LANDING APPROACH EXCEPT FOR ONLY A 10 DEGREE EXTENSION OF FLAPS. WHILE IN THE FLARE FOR LANDING, THE LEFT WING STALLED PREMATURELY, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND IN A YAWING LEFT TURN. PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER LANDING AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DITCH AND FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK. THE PILOT SUFFERED NO APPARENT INJURY.

## 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 ATL06CA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA020), Nov 30, 2005: Cessna 152 (N46555), Sanford, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control on landing roll out, resulting in the airplane going off the left side of the runway, colliding with a ditch, and nosing over inverted.

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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