# Accident 20130326004479A: Cessna 152, College Station, TX, March 26, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 2013, 13:42 local time
- Place: College Station, TX
- Airport: Easterwood Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5881° N, 96.3611° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5881&lon=-96.3611&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48693, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48693-2018-01-08) (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: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA209) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130326004479A

## Narrative

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

DURING A STUDENT SOLO CROSS COUNTRY, THE PIC WAS COMPLETING THE THIRD LANDING OF THREE AT EASTERWOOD FIELD. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR FORK FAILED AT TOUCHDOWN. FAILURE OF THE FORK CAUSED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT ASSEMBLY TO FOLD AFT AND SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT NLG STRUT, FIREWALL, PROPELLER, AND ASSOCIATED PARTS.

## 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 CEN13LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA209), Mar 26, 2013: Cessna 152 (N48693), College Station, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the nose landing gear fork during landing due to fatigue.

## Other reports on N48693 (5)

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

- [Incident 20101024054459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101024054459I), Oct 24, 2010: Cessna 152 (N48693), Temple, TX, No damage. On the 24th October 2010, the pilot stated that he completed a pre-flight inspection. He departed Temple,TX. And landed in largo vista, TX. Which took…
- [Incident 20030626014579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030626014579I), Jun 26, 2003: Cessna 152 (N48693), Midlothian, TX. (-23) On 06/26/2003 at approx. 1230 CDT, N48693 piloted by scott greenwood departed lnc with two souls on board enroute to gky on a part 91 flight. During…
- [Accident 19970112047369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970112047369A), Jan 12, 1997: Cessna 152 (N48693), Matawan, NY, Substantial damage. (-16) ELT battery not checked or inspected by a & p during annual. Airmen used improper landing technique to go around. Flew unairworthy aircraft.
- [Incident 19930627026239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930627026239I), Jun 27, 1993: Cessna 152 (N48693), Matawan, NY, Minor damage. Student pilot landed long and rolled off runway.
- [Incident 19810109005159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810109005159I), Jan 9, 1981: Cessna 152 (N48693), Gilbertsville, NY. Rough engine, power loss, landed in farm field. No engine malfunctions found.

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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