# Incident 19980312011909I: Cessna 152, Roanoke, TX, March 12, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1998, 10:45 local time
- Place: Roanoke, TX
- Airport: Northwest Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0147° N, 97.2290° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roanoke, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0147&lon=-97.2290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25053, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N25053) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 400 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980312011909I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT REPORTED THAT A FIRE ERUPTED FROM THE FUEL VENT WHILE IN FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY WITH NO VISIBLE DAMAGE. THE WIRE FROM THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS CHAFING AT THE WING ROOT. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N25053 (1)

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

- [Accident 19901125065409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901125065409A), Nov 25, 1990: Cessna 152 (N25053), Miami, FL, Substantial damage. Avoiding birds over runway left wing struck a tree.

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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