# Accident 20060215002289A: Cessna 152, Augusta, ME, February 15, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 2006, 09:00 local time
- Place: Augusta, ME
- Airport: Augusta State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3206° N, 69.7972° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3206&lon=-69.7972&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47105, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47105-2006-10-23) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 53 total, 53 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06CA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060215002289A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT DEPARTED KLEW ON A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT TO KRKD-KAUG-KLEW. PILOT DEVIATED FROM FLIGHT PLAN BY FIRST ATTEMPTING A TOUCH AND GO TO RUNWAY 35 AT KAUG. PILOT DID NOT OBTAIN WEATHER INFORMATION AWOS OR CALL UNICOM FOR AN AIRPORT ADVISORY PRIOR TO MAKING HIS APPROACH. DUE TO A QUARTERING TAILWIND, HE LANDED IN A 3-POINT ATTITUDE, APPROXIMATELY THREE QUARTERS DOWN THE RUNWAY AND 50 FEET OT THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY ON A SNOW-COVERED GRASS AREA. PILOT STATED HE ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND BUT TIRE MARKS ON THE GRASS DID NOT SUPPORT THIS. NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED AFTER TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 220 FEET.

## 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 NYC06CA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA069), Feb 15, 2006: Cessna 152 (N47105), Augusta, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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