42.8046° N, 83.0026° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Romeo, MI, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 2, 1992 · 20:15 local
Place
Romeo, MI
Airport
Romeo Airport
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
BUHA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N78820
Reported as
Cessna 402B
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520E
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,233 total272 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Lost left engine on base leg. Could not maintain airspeed,forced landing in corn field. Left fuel pump failed.
As the FAA filed it
LOST LEFT ENGINE ON BASE LEG. COULD NOT MAINTAIN AIRSPEED,FORCED LANDING IN CORN FIELD. LEFT FUEL PUMP FAILED.