# Incident 19890621016659I: Cessna 152, Mena, AR, June 21, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1989, 10:30 local time
- Place: Mena, AR
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5826° N, 94.2365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mena, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5826&lon=-94.2365&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5527P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5527P-2001-04-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 308 total, 47 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890621016659I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILURE. FORCED LANDING IN FIELD. FOUND CONNECTING ROD BOLTS. FAILED AND NR3 ROD WENT THOUGH CRANKCASE.

## Other reports on N5527P (1)

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

- [Incident 19900317020649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900317020649I), Mar 17, 1990: Cessna 152 (N5527P), Emporia, KS, Minor damage. Lost directional control on landing rollout. Veered off runway. Had a crosswind.

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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