# NTSB ATL05CA021: Cessna 152, N49196, Rocky Mount, NC, November 6, 2004 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: November 6, 2004, 13:20 local (18:20 UTC) - Place: Rocky Mount, NC - Coordinates: 35.89611, -79.764999 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8961&lon=-79.7650&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report January 24, 2005 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Greensboro FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 60506 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL05CA021 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/60506/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA021 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper landing flare, and improper recovery from a bounced landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause) - recovery from bounced landing - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll - landing gear,nose gear - overload - Nose over, landing - roll ## Analysis The pilot stated that as the airplane touched down, a gust of wind caught the front of the airplane. He stated that it started "hopping." He stated that the nose wheel separated from the nose landing gear strut, and the propeller struck the runway surface. The airplane flipped over and came to rest inverted on the left side of the runway. The pilot stated that this accident may have been prevented if he had made a go-around with full power. ## Factual narrative On November 6, 2004, at 1320 eastern daylight time, N49196, a Cessna 152, registered to and operated by Air Care, Inc., flipped collided with runway 22 during an attempted landing at Rocky Mount-Wilson Regional Airport, Rocky Mount, North Carolina. The solo instructional flight was conducted under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91, and visual flight rules (VFR). Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident, and a VFR flight plan had been filed. The student pilot was not injures and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The flight originated at Fayetteville Regional Airport, Fayetteville, North Carolina, on November 6, 2004, at 1230. According to the pilot, he had flown to three airports that day, and was completing the long solo cross country requirement for his private pilot training. He stated that all flights that day "went as planned." He stated that upon returning to Rocky Mount-Wilson Regional Airport, the wind was from 030 at 4 knots, and he decided to land on runway 22. He stated as the airplane touched down, a gust of wind caught the front of the airplane. He stated that he tried to maintain directional control of the airplane, but it started "hopping." He stated that the nose wheel separated from the nose landing gear strut, and the propeller struck the runway surface. The airplane flipped over and came to rest inverted on the left side of the runway centerline. The post accident examination of the airplane revealed the nose landing gear wheel separated from the strut and the engine mounts are separated from the firewall. The upper skin of the wings is buckled and the fuselage is twisted. The horizontal and vertical stabilizers is buckled. No mechanical anomalies were observed. The pilot stated that this accident may have been prevented if he made a "missed approach" with full power. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N49196](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49196-2006-11-29), registration cancelled 2006-11-29, S/N 15281187, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 152 - Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15281187 - Airframe hours: 5799.1 - Engines: Lycoming O-235-L2CM 125 hp reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: AirCare, Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, September 1, 2004 - Departed: KFAY, Fayetteville, NC - Destination: RWI, Rocky Mount, NC - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: RWI, Rocky Mount - Wilson Regional, runway 22, 7,100 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Student pilot; age 47; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 43 total, 26 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days, 18 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 270° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 32 °F - Altimeter: 30.05 inHg - Observed at: RWI ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20041106028959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041106028959A), Nov 6, 2004: Cessna 152, Rocky Mount, NC, Substantial damage. (-23) On 11/06/2004 a student pilot was landing on runway 22 at Rocky Mount-regional airport and caused the airplane to begin hopping down the runway. The… From the NTSB's public API. 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