Goose Creek Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Goose Creek, North Carolina 28079
Wednesday, March 30, 2005 16:15 EST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

According to the pilot, while returning from a cross-country flight, he established an approach to runway 4 at Goose Creek Airport for a full-stop landing. During the landing roll, the airplane veered off the right side of runway 4 and collided with a berm. The pilot did not report any mechanical or flight control malfunctions prior to the accident. Examination of the airplane revealed that the airplane came to rest approximately 1800 feet from the approach end of runway 4. The right stabilizer was broken off from the empennage. The right wing tip was buckled, and the nose wheel was buckled under the fuselage.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The student pilot's failure to maintain direction control, which resulted in a loss of control and collision with a berm.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 3/30/2005
Event Day of the Week Wednesday
Time of Event 1615
Event Time Zone Eastern Standard Time
Event City Goose Creek
Event State NORTH CAROLINA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 28079
Event Date Year 2005
Event Date Month 3
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 350715N
Event Location Longitude 0803514W
Event Location Airport GOOSE CREEK
Event Location Nearest Airport ID 28A
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 565
Weather Briefing Completeness Full
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1553 Eastern Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID EQY
Elevation of weather observation facility 679
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation EST
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 27
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 3
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 190
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 7
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29.94
Density Altitude (feet) 2244
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency --
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 19853
NTSB Notification Source FAA Communication Center
NTSB Notification Date Mar 31 2005 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1610
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information DMS
Date of most recent change to record Jun 28 2006 1:30PM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\JOHB
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office Charlotto FSDO

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N714TK
NTSB Number ATL05CA070
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed VFR
Flight plan Was Activated? No
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Cessna
Aircraft Model 152
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 15279418
Certified Max Gross Weight 2100
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 2
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Mar 25 2005 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 8
Airframe Hours 8000
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name Johnthan C Long
Aircraft Owner Street Address 1844 Danny court
Aircraft Owner City Mathews
Aircraft Owner State NC
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 28105
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name --
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address --
Operator City --
Operator State --
Operator Country --
Operator Zip code --
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code EQY
Departure City INDIAN TRAIL
Departure State NC
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1600
Departure Time Zone EST
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code 28A
Destination City INDIAN TRAIL
Destination State NC
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight Landing - flare/touchdown
Report sent to ICAO? No
Evacuation occurred No
Date of most recent change to record Apr 20 2005 3:19PM
User who most recently changed record POWP
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 4
Runway Length 2350
Runway Width 35
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --