What happened
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Acft experienced an engine failure and made and emergency landing. (-23) on August 23, 1998, at 1305 central daylight time, a Cessna CE-152-152 airplane, N757KA, registered to a private owner and operated by a student pilot, Mr. Michael lester, as a title 14 CFR part 91 flight, was substantially damaged during an emergency landing, following a loss of power in Garland, Texas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was filed for the day cross country flight. Mr. Lester was the sole occupant and was not injured. The flight was returning to addison, Texas (ADS) from tyler, Texas (tyr). The flight had originated in addison earilier in the day arriving at tyler where the fuel tanks were "topped off" prior to making the return flight. The fuel tanks were examined at the accident scene and had a substantial quantity of fuel on board. During a personal interview by the FAA iic at the scene, Mr. Lester reported that he was at 2,500 feet MSL when the engine "got rough" and began to lose power. Mr. Lester located the nearest open area to land which was pasture in Garland, Texas, at approximately 1900 n. shiloh road. The pasture is approximately 12 miles east /southeast of addison airport. The aircraft touched down in the pasture heading south and encountered ripples on the ground (washboard effect) which caused excessive loads on the wings and landing gear. The left wing tip struck the ground after the nose gear collapsed and the aircraft came to rest. Examination of the aircraft by the FAA iic revealed that the nose landing gear was folded aft, the right horizontal stabilizer had a wrinkled skin on the lower surface, the left wing tip fairing was shattered and the rib compressed aft, and the upper surface of the left wing was wrinkled along the aft spar about 18 inches from the wing attach point. Two witnesses on the ground stated that they saw smoke coming from the aircraft prior to landing. After the aircraft was recovered, subsequent investigation was conducted by the FAA iic with the assistance of air salvage of dallas. The cause of the engine loss of power was not determined.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE AND MADE AND EMERGENCY LANDING. (-23) ON AUGUST 23, 1998, AT 1305 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA CE-152-152 AIRPLANE, N757KA, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE OWNER AND OPERATED BY A STUDENT PILOT, MR. MICHAEL LESTER, AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING, FOLLOWING A LOSS OF POWER IN GARLAND, TEXAS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE DAY CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. MR. LESTER WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS RETURNING TO ADDISON, TEXAS (ADS) FROM TYLER, TEXAS (TYR). THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED IN ADDISON EARILIER IN THE DAY ARRIVING AT TYLER WHERE THE FUEL TANKS WERE "TOPPED OFF" PRIOR TO MAKING THE RETURN FLIGHT. THE FUEL TANKS WERE EXAMINED AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE AND HAD A SUBSTANTIAL QUANTITY OF FUEL ON BOARD. DURING A PERSONAL INTERVIEW BY THE FAA IIC AT THE SCENE, MR. LESTER REPORTED THAT HE WAS AT 2,500 FEET MSL WHEN THE ENGINE "GOT ROUGH" AND BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. MR. LESTER LOCATED THE NEAREST OPEN AREA TO LAND WHICH WAS PASTURE IN GARLAND, TEXAS, AT APPROXIMATELY 1900 N. SHILOH ROAD. THE PASTURE IS APPROXIMATELY 12 MILES EAST /SOUTHEAST OF ADDISON AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN THE PASTURE HEADING SOUTH AND ENCOUNTERED RIPPLES ON THE GROUND (WASHBOARD EFFECT) WHICH CAUSED EXCESSIVE LOADS ON THE WINGS AND LANDING GEAR. THE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND AFTER THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY THE FAA IIC REVEALED THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS FOLDED AFT, THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER HAD A WRINKLED SKIN ON THE LOWER SURFACE, THE LEFT WING TIP FAIRING WAS SHATTERED AND THE RIB COMPRESSED AFT, AND THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE LEFT WING WAS WRINKLED ALONG THE AFT SPAR ABOUT 18 INCHES FROM THE WING ATTACH POINT. TWO WITNESSES ON THE GROUND STATED THAT THEY SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO LANDING. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED, SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED BY THE FAA IIC WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF AIR SALVAGE OF DALLAS. THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE LOSS OF POWER WAS NOT DETERMINED.
NTSB investigation
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