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FAA incident report · Cessna 152 · Alabaster, AL · January 26, 1997

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Date
January 26, 1997 · 15:16 local
Place
Alabaster, AL
Airport
Shelby County Airport
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N5403L
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
37 total37 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

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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 January 26, 1997, at approximately 1130 hours, aircraft N5403L, piloted by student pilot ,privacy data omitted, departed Shelby County Airport, AL for a cross county training flight. The flight plan was scheduled for Shelby county (ett) to monroeville (mvc), AL to eufaula (euf), AL to tuskegee (tge), AL back to Shelby county. On leg four, Mr. Mccormick stated after reexamining his math on fuel burn, he became anxious knowing it was close. He let his course drift north and overshot the airport. One mile short of the runway, the engine sputtered, and he contacted Shelby county UNICOM when he made the decision to land on interstate 65. He flew under some high voltage wires and landed in a clear spot of traffic. After landing, the engine ran smoothly, so he taxied to a beam numbers of Shelby County Airport. An examination of the fuel tanks revealed the tanks were empty. The right aircraft fuel tank was serviced with 13/3 gallons and the left aircraft fuel tank was serviced with 13/5 gallons. After the aircraft was serviced with fuel, engine runs were completed with no problems noted. Mr. Mccormick's logs reflect that he has 37.4 hours in a CE-152. The last 9.0 recurrent was signed off by CFI ,privacy data omitted, on 11-10-96. Mr. Mccormick's flight was not signed off by his instructor.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON JANUARY 26, 1997, AT APPROXIMATELY 1130 HOURS, AIRCRAFT N5403L, PILOTED BY STUDENT PILOT ,PRIVACY DATA OMITTED, DEPARTED SHELBY COUNTY AIRPORT, AL FOR A CROSS COUNTY TRAINING FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT PLAN WAS SCHEDULED FOR SHELBY COUNTY (ETT) TO MONROEVILLE (MVC), AL TO EUFAULA (EUF), AL TO TUSKEGEE (TGE), AL BACK TO SHELBY COUNTY. ON LEG FOUR, MR. MCCORMICK STATED AFTER REEXAMINING HIS MATH ON FUEL BURN, HE BECAME ANXIOUS KNOWING IT WAS CLOSE. HE LET HIS COURSE DRIFT NORTH AND OVERSHOT THE AIRPORT. ONE MILE SHORT OF THE RUNWAY, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED, AND HE CONTACTED SHELBY COUNTY UNICOM WHEN HE MADE THE DECISION TO LAND ON INTERSTATE 65. HE FLEW UNDER SOME HIGH VOLTAGE WIRES AND LANDED IN A CLEAR SPOT OF TRAFFIC. AFTER LANDING, THE ENGINE RAN SMOOTHLY, SO HE TAXIED TO A BEAM NUMBERS OF SHELBY COUNTY AIRPORT. AN EXAMINATION OF THE FUEL TANKS REVEALED THE TANKS WERE EMPTY. THE RIGHT AIRCRAFT FUEL TANK WAS SERVICED WITH 13/3 GALLONS AND THE LEFT AIRCRAFT FUEL TANK WAS SERVICED WITH 13/5 GALLONS. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS SERVICED WITH FUEL, ENGINE RUNS WERE COMPLETED WITH NO PROBLEMS NOTED. MR. MCCORMICK'S LOGS REFLECT THAT HE HAS 37.4 HOURS IN A CE-152. THE LAST 9.0 RECURRENT WAS SIGNED OFF BY CFI ,PRIVACY DATA OMITTED, ON 11-10-96. MR. MCCORMICK'S FLIGHT WAS NOT SIGNED OFF BY HIS INSTRUCTOR.