# Incident 19920824040839I: Cessna 152, Pacoima, CA, August 24, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1992, 18:38 local time
- Place: Pacoima, CA
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2625° N, 118.4270° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pacoima, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2625&lon=-118.4270&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5138H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5138H-2003-05-14) (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: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,525 total, 500 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920824040839I

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE ON CLIMB. EMERGENCY LANDING ON GOLF COURSE. FOUND PIECE OF GASKET IN CARBURETOR.

## Other reports on N5138H (1)

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

- [Accident 19820528019859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820528019859A), May 28, 1982: Cessna 152 (N5138H), San Carlos, CA, Substantial damage. Student pilot made hard landing during short field landing practice.

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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