# Incident 19960407022379I: Cessna 152, Whitefield, OK, April 7, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1996, 13:30 local time
- Place: Whitefield, OK
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2546° N, 95.2446° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Whitefield, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2546&lon=-95.2446&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6516H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6516H) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 41 total, 41 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960407022379I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: STUDENT BECAME LOST ON SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT AND HAD DIFFICULTY COMMUNICATING WITH ATC DUE TO LANGUAGE BARRIER. ALTERNATOR MALFUNCTIONED ON AIRCRAFT AND BATTERY DIED. STUDENT PILOT MADE SUCCESSFUL PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN FIELD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE. STUDENT HAS RECEIVED REMEDIAL TRAINING AT PART 141 PILOT SCHOOL AND WILL COMPLETE ADDITIONAL DUAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHTS PRIOR TO CONTINUED SOLO. ADDITIONAL ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE TUTORING WAS CONDUCTED TO ASSIST STUDENT IN COMMUNICATING BETTER IN AN EMERGENCY OR STRESSFUL SITUATION. MECHANIC WILL COMPLETE M OR D REPORT ON DEFECTIVE ALTERNATOR WHEN COMPLETED.

## Other reports on N6516H (1)

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

- [Incident 19940328012209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940328012209I), Mar 28, 1994: Cessna 152 (N6516H), Tulsa, OK, Minor damage. Student pilot made a hard landing while practicing touch and go landings. Nose gear damaged.

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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