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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 152 · San Carlos, CA · March 26, 1995

Date
March 26, 1995 · 16:18 local
Place
San Carlos, CA
Airport
San Carlos Airport
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N24815
Reported as
Cessna 152
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
99 total89 in this make and model12 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.

Narrative: on March 26, 1995, Mr. Brock a. woodward, a private pilot operator of a Cessna, model 152, N24815 stated that at 16:18 PST, three miles south of woodside VOR while in climbing altitude the aircraft engine lost power. The aircraft regained power in straight and level flight, however lost power three separate times, following the initial power loss. The pilot radioed a mayday distress to San Carlos control tower. He executed a forced landing at top of hill on eastern slope to skyline boulevard. The aircraft sustained no damage. The pilot was uninjured. Investigation revealed that the aircraft ran out of fuel and the engine quit. No pilot deviation, and no 8020-11 were generated. This terminates the investigation and closes this report.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON MARCH 26, 1995, MR. BROCK A. WOODWARD, A PRIVATE PILOT OPERATOR OF A CESSNA, MODEL 152, N24815 STATED THAT AT 16:18 PST, THREE MILES SOUTH OF WOODSIDE VOR WHILE IN CLIMBING ALTITUDE THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER. THE AIRCRAFT REGAINED POWER IN STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FLIGHT, HOWEVER LOST POWER THREE SEPARATE TIMES, FOLLOWING THE INITIAL POWER LOSS. THE PILOT RADIOED A MAYDAY DISTRESS TO SAN CARLOS CONTROL TOWER. HE EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING AT TOP OF HILL ON EASTERN SLOPE TO SKYLINE BOULEVARD. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED NO DAMAGE. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL AND THE ENGINE QUIT. NO PILOT DEVIATION, AND NO 8020-11 WERE GENERATED. THIS TERMINATES THE INVESTIGATION AND CLOSES THIS REPORT.

Other reports on N24815 · 1

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