# Incident 19971216040489I: Cessna 152, Fort Worth, TX, December 16, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1997
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Airport: Fort Worth Meacham Airport
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8198° N, 97.3624° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT WORTH MEACHAM INTL (FTW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8198&lon=-97.3624&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89681, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N89681) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,200 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971216040489I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT STATED THE ENGINE OF THE CE-152 AIRCRAFT QUIT WHILE THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT WERE DOING A RECTANGULAR COURSE. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON A VACANT FIELD, THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. MAINTENANCE CHECKED THE AIRCRAFT, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE MALFUNCTION. THE OWNER PUT 10 GALLONS OF FUEL INTO THE AIRCRAFT. THE ENGINE STARTED, THE GROUND CHECK WAS COMPLIED WITH. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN BACK TO MEACHAM FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN FLOWN TEN (10) HOURS SINCE THE INCIDENT WITH NO PROBLEMS. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N89681 (2)

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

- [Incident 20171109024829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171109024829I), Nov 9, 2017: Cessna 152 (N89681), Denison, TX, Minor damage. This was the first solo flight for student pilot [privacy data omitted]. He had performed 9 landings with his instructor prior to solo, and was signed off by…
- [Accident 19930319005739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930319005739A), Mar 19, 1993: Cessna 152 (N89681), Chandler, AZ, Substantial damage. Veered off runway on landing. Tried go around. Lifted. Wing hit ground. Cartwheeled. Failed compensate for torque.

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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