19981212044729I

Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 152 · Weeping Water, NE · December 12, 1998

Date: December 12, 1998 · 13:52 local
Place: Weeping Water, NE
Airport: Browns Airport
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N64901
Reported as: Cessna 152
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 29 total29 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

N64901Registration cancelled Feb 21, 2007 · Cessna 152S/N 15281467 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna 152 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Due to misreading aircraft decals student pilot miscalculated fuel available for solo cross country flight and subsequently ran out of fuel. Forced landing was successfully executed with no damage to persons or property. Aircraft was towed to Weeping Water airport (epg), refueled and flown back to lincoln municipal airport by another pilot. Student and his instructor have received additional training and counseling on the importance of preflight planning and fuel calculations. This incident is closed with no further action.

As the FAA filed it

DUE TO MISREADING AIRCRAFT DECALS STUDENT PILOT MISCALCULATED FUEL AVAILABLE FOR SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT AND SUBSEQUENTLY RAN OUT OF FUEL. FORCED LANDING WAS SUCCESSFULLY EXECUTED WITH NO DAMAGE TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY. AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO WEEPING WATER AIRPORT (EPG), REFUELED AND FLOWN BACK TO LINCOLN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT BY ANOTHER PILOT. STUDENT AND HIS INSTRUCTOR HAVE RECEIVED ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND COUNSELING ON THE IMPORTANCE OF PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND FUEL CALCULATIONS. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH NO FURTHER ACTION.

Other reports on N64901 · 1

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

Incident 19960113006519INormal Cruise · Lincoln, NENarrative: on January 13, 1996, approximately 1800 CST, Mr. Philip connell, holder of private pilot certificate 1940375, acting as pilot in command of Cessna 152, N64901, on a local VFR (visual flight rules) flight with a passenger on board from crete, NE, to…Jan 13, 1996