# Incident 19960914033719I: Cessna 152, West Palm Beach, FL, September 14, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1996, 12:20 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach County Park Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5930° N, 80.0851° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PALM BEACH COUNTY PARK (LNA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5930&lon=-80.0851&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5093M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5093M-2013-03-21) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 74 total, 68 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960914033719I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT DEPARTED LNA WITH STUDENT AND DESIGNATED EXAMINER WHO WAS CONDUCTING A PRIVATE PILOT CHECK RIDE. BEFORE DEPARTURE, THE STUDENT VISUALLY CHECKED THE FUEL LEVEL WHICH HE DETERMINED TO BE AT FINGER-TIP DEPTH. THE D/E FELT THAT FROM PAST EXPERIENCE THIS WOULD BE ADEQUATE FOR 2 1/2 HOURS FLYING. THE FLIGHT WAS EXPECTED TO LAST 1 1/2 HOURS. WHILE RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT AFTER COMPLETING THE CHECK RIDE, AND WHILE STILL SEVEN MILES FROM THE FIELD, THE ENGINE SURGED AND THEN STOPPED. THE EXAMINER SELECTED A PLOWED FIELD AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. ON LANDING THE NOSE GEAR FAILED. A CHECK OF THE FUEL STRAINER SHOWED A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL AVAILABLE AND NONE WAS FOUND IN THE TANKS WHEN THE WINGS WERE REMOVED DURING THE RECOVERY EFFORT. STUDENT REPORTED THAT THE FUEL GAGES SHOWED 1/4 FULL ON BOTH TANKS WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. A REVIEW OF THE FUELING LOG SHOWED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD FLOWN 4.4 HOURS SINCE IT HAD BEEN REFUELED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N5093M (2)

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

- [Incident 19980419007189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980419007189I), Apr 19, 1998: Cessna 152 (N5093M), Pahokee, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot departed from lantana airport in Florida enroute to lakeland. Departed lakeland without refueling or having the required fuel load to reach…
- [Incident 19840121009689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840121009689I), Jan 21, 1984: Cessna 152 (N5093M), East Hartford, CT. Lost engine power. Landed on an airport. No engine cold weather kit installed. Winterization precautions discussed.

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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