# Incident 19970211008059I: Cessna 152, San Ramon, CA, February 11, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 1997, 17:15 local time
- Place: San Ramon, CA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7666° N, 121.9292° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Ramon, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7666&lon=-121.9292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5550L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5550L-2006-01-20) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 24 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970211008059I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON FEBRUARY 11, 1997, AT APPROXIMATELY 1700 LOCAL, CESSNA 152, N5550L FLOWN BY MR. RONALD RAMSAY, EXPERIENCED ENGINE POWER LOSS. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS PERFORMED ON BOLLANGER CANYON ROAD, 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF LIVERMORE, CA. DURING LANDING THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVD MINOR DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING TIP. INVESTIGATION: INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE CARBURETOR HEAT DUCT FLANGE HAD SEPARATED FROM THE HEAT BOX. LOSS OF CARBURETOR HEATING IS CONDUCIVE FOR CARBURETOR ICING. NO PILOT DEVIATION. REPORT CLOSED.

## Other reports on N5550L (2)

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

- [Incident 19981215041629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981215041629I), Dec 15, 1998: Cessna 152 (N5550L), Palo Alto, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot was practicing touch and go landings. Pilot landed short of runway, nose wheel struck edge of runway. Impact broke nose wheel fork and nose wheel…
- [Accident 19981018047279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981018047279A), Oct 18, 1998: Cessna 152 (N5550L), Palo Alto, CA, No damage. (-23) Ms. Verdugo was taxiing to the aircraft tie down after a cross country flight and the aircraft's right wing struck a parked fuel truck. Damage to ribs…

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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