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FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Savannah, GA · March 10, 1996

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Date
March 10, 1996 · 13:50 local
Place
Savannah, GA
Airport
Savannah International
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N68129
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL96LA062
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,824 total6 in this make and model
N68129Registration cancelled Aug 1, 2011 · Cessna 152S/N 15282136 · Built 1978Airframe modelCessna 152Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On approach, reported a loss of power, couldn't make airport, crashed in a field. (.4)at about the time the flight was cleared to land at the destination airport, the engine began to run roughly. The pilot selected a forced landing site. He said that the mixture was at full rich and carburetor heat had been applied, when the loss of engine power occurred. During the landing, the airplane collided with trees of small diameter. As the airplane rolled out, the nose wheel hit a mound of dirt, and the airplane nosed over. The pilot and passenger exited the airplane without injury. A postaccident investigation revealed that there was no fuel in the airplane fuel tanks and no fuel or fuel residue on the ground at the accident site. During a postaccident engine run, the engine was fully operational. The pilot reported his planned flight time en route to his destination to be three hours and seventeen minutes at 75% power setting. According to the Cessna 152 flight manual, the maximum endurance at 75% power (allowing for unusable fuel) was three hours and five minutes.

As the FAA filed it

ON APPROACH, REPORTED A LOSS OF POWER, COULDN'T MAKE AIRPORT, CRASHED IN A FIELD. (.4)AT ABOUT THE TIME THE FLIGHT WAS CLEARED TO LAND AT THE DESTINATION AIRPORT, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGHLY. THE PILOT SELECTED A FORCED LANDING SITE. HE SAID THAT THE MIXTURE WAS AT FULL RICH AND CARBURETOR HEAT HAD BEEN APPLIED, WHEN THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER OCCURRED. DURING THE LANDING, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TREES OF SMALL DIAMETER. AS THE AIRPLANE ROLLED OUT, THE NOSE WHEEL HIT A MOUND OF DIRT, AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRPLANE WITHOUT INJURY. A POSTACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THERE WAS NO FUEL IN THE AIRPLANE FUEL TANKS AND NO FUEL OR FUEL RESIDUE ON THE GROUND AT THE ACCIDENT SITE. DURING A POSTACCIDENT ENGINE RUN, THE ENGINE WAS FULLY OPERATIONAL. THE PILOT REPORTED HIS PLANNED FLIGHT TIME EN ROUTE TO HIS DESTINATION TO BE THREE HOURS AND SEVENTEEN MINUTES AT 75% POWER SETTING. ACCORDING TO THE CESSNA 152 FLIGHT MANUAL, THE MAXIMUM ENDURANCE AT 75% POWER (ALLOWING FOR UNUSABLE FUEL) WAS THREE HOURS AND FIVE MINUTES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL96LA062Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRincon, GAInaccurate fuel consumption calculations by the pilot, and an inadequate supply of fuel, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and subsequent nose over of the airplane, during a forced landing on uneven terrain with high vegetation (small trees).Mar 10, 1996 · Destroyed

Other reports on N68129 · 1

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

Incident 19920614024789IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Winchester, TNPilot landed fast and was unable to stop on Private strip. Struck a ditch.Jun 14, 1992 · Minor damage