# Accident 20130514006919A: Cessna 152, Oxford, NC, May 14, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 2013, 13:00 local time
- Place: Oxford, NC
- Airport: Henderson-Oxford
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3614° N, 78.5292° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3614&lon=-78.5292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4844H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4844H-2015-05-20) (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
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 80 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13CA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA246) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130514006919A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT WAS FLYING A SUPERVISED SOLO ON RUNWAY 24 AT HNZ AIRPORT.  STUDENT PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT IN A NOSE-LOW ATTITUDE, FAILING TO FLARE SOON ENOUGH.  NOSE GEAR WAS DAMAGED ON IMPACT WITH RUNWAY.  AIRCRAFT SKID APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET.  NO INJURIES TO STUDENT PILOT.  NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS FOUND.  IMPACT ALSO CAUSED ENGINE MOUNT AND FIREWALL DAMAGE.   AIRCRAFT CONSIDERED DESTROYED.

## 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 ERA13CA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA246), May 14, 2013: Cessna 152 (N4844H), Oxford, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student 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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