# Accident 19970326003759A: Cessna 152, Fort Leavenwort, KS, March 26, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1997, 14:26 local time
- Place: Fort Leavenwort, KS
- Airport: Sherman Aaf
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3606° N, 94.9096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3606&lon=-94.9096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6359M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6359M-2001-08-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 950 total, 470 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970326003759A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED AFTER TAKEOFF AND PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO AIRPORT, CLEARED TO LAND, LANDES SHORT AND FLIPPED. (.4) THE CFI REPORTED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF AT AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 300 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO '...VIBRATE SEVERELY, FOLLOWED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY BY A LOUD BANG IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.'  THE CFI MADE A LEFT TURN TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT AND WAS CLEARED TO LAND.  HE REPORTED HEARING ANOTHER LOUD BANG AT WHICH TIME THE FORWARD LEFT PORTION OF THE COWLING DISTORTED.  A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN A FIELD DURING WHICH THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.  POSTACCIDENT INSPECTION AND METALLURGICAL EXAMINATION REVEALED THE NUMBER 2 CYLINDER SEPARATED BETWEEN THE MOUNTING FLANGE AND THE HEAD DUE TO FATIGUE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI97LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA091), Mar 26, 1997: Cessna 152 (N6359M), Ft. Leavenworth, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: fatigue failure and separation of the number 2 cylinder. A factor was the rough terrain.

## Other reports on N6359M (1)

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

- [Incident 19810809060631I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810809060631I), Aug 9, 1981: Cessna 152 (N6359M), Quincy, IL, Minor damage. During level off for landing aircraft wheel struck the propeller on an aircraft on the runway. See 49449 report.

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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