# Incident 19970708026409I: Cessna 152, Forest Grove, OR, July 8, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1997, 10:30 local time
- Place: Forest Grove, OR
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5261° N, 123.1099° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Forest Grove, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5261&lon=-123.1099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5494P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5494P) (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: 1,600 total, 65 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970708026409I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DURING PREFLIGHT, PILOT FAILED TO VISUALLY CHECK FUEL QUANTITY. HE PRACTICED TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS IN THE TRAFFIC AT HILLSBORO, OREGON FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR, THEN DEPARTED THE AIRPORT TO THE WEST TO PRACTICE UPPER AIR MANEUVERS (STALLS, SLOW FLIGHT, ETC.). HE THEN DESCENDED TO AN ALTITUDE THAT WOULD ALLOW HIM TO DO GROUND REFERENCE MANEUVERS. THE ENGINE SPUTTERED SEVERAL TIMES, PILOT APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT WITH NO IMPROVEMENT IN PERFORMANCE, ENSURED THAT MIXTURE WAS FULL RICH, AND CYCLED THE THROTTLE. HE THEN CHECKED THE FUEL QUANTITY GAUGES AND DETERMINED THAT HE WAS OUT OF FUEL. SELECTED A FIELD AND COMPLETED AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING WITH NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT OR INJURY TO PILOT. A LETTER OF RE-EXAMINATION WAS ISSUED TO THE PILOT ON JULY 14, 1997. RE-EXAMINATION COMPLETED AUGUST 1, 1997. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N5494P (1)

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

- [Incident 19951030045189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951030045189I), Oct 30, 1995: Cessna 152 (N5494P), Portland, OR, Minor damage. Narrative: a solo student pilot was practicing night touch and goes to runway 30. A commuter aircraft, DO-328, was on an ILS to runway 12. He reported one mile…

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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