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FAA incident report · Cessna 152 · Selingsgrove, PA · July 6, 1996

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Date
July 6, 1996 · 01:05 local
Place
Selingsgrove, PA
Airport
Penn Valley Airport
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N4669Q
Reported as
Cessna 152
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
145 total134 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days
N4669QRegistration cancelled Dec 18, 2014 · Cessna 152S/N 15285050 · Built 1981Airframe 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.

Narrative: on July 6, 1996, at 0105 hours, a Cessna model 152, registration number N4669Q, registered to sterling airways, inc., made an emergency landing onto a cornfield in upper augusta township, sunbury, PA while on a pleasure flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft received no damage, and the certificated private pilot and the passenger were not injured. The flight originated at dansville, NY (dsv) on July 5, 1996, at 2115 hours. The pilot departed dsv for a local flight at seneca falls, NY. He then turned around for the return flight to dsv at which time he noticed that the compasses did not correlate to the direction selected. He found that he was over rochester international airport. He stated that at this time his VHF transmitter was inoperative. The pilot then flew due south, which should have taken him to dsv. The pilot did not pay attention to the duration of the return flight. When he realized that he was lost, he was over sunbury, PA. He located a suitable landing area, circled it to burn off the remaining fuel, and made a successful landing onto the cornfield. privacy data omitted This case is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON JULY 6, 1996, AT 0105 HOURS, A CESSNA MODEL 152, REGISTRATION NUMBER N4669Q, REGISTERED TO STERLING AIRWAYS, INC., MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ONTO A CORNFIELD IN UPPER AUGUSTA TOWNSHIP, SUNBURY, PA WHILE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED NO DAMAGE, AND THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT AND THE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT DANSVILLE, NY (DSV) ON JULY 5, 1996, AT 2115 HOURS. THE PILOT DEPARTED DSV FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT AT SENECA FALLS, NY. HE THEN TURNED AROUND FOR THE RETURN FLIGHT TO DSV AT WHICH TIME HE NOTICED THAT THE COMPASSES DID NOT CORRELATE TO THE DIRECTION SELECTED. HE FOUND THAT HE WAS OVER ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. HE STATED THAT AT THIS TIME HIS VHF TRANSMITTER WAS INOPERATIVE. THE PILOT THEN FLEW DUE SOUTH, WHICH SHOULD HAVE TAKEN HIM TO DSV. THE PILOT DID NOT PAY ATTENTION TO THE DURATION OF THE RETURN FLIGHT. WHEN HE REALIZED THAT HE WAS LOST, HE WAS OVER SUNBURY, PA. HE LOCATED A SUITABLE LANDING AREA, CIRCLED IT TO BURN OFF THE REMAINING FUEL, AND MADE A SUCCESSFUL LANDING ONTO THE CORNFIELD. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS CASE IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.