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FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Evansville, IN · August 9, 1999

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Date
August 9, 1999 · 18:37 local
Place
Evansville, IN
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4611P
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI99LA286
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
654 total134 in this make and model176 in the last 90 days
N4611PRegistration cancelled Jul 23, 2001 · Cessna 152S/N 15284780Airframe modelCessna 152

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What happened

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Sightseeing, pilot advised out of fuel and going down, 2 minor injuries. (.4)the flight instructor reported that after 0.8 hours of practicing flight maneuvers in the practice area, the flight returned to Evansville regional airport and did four touch and goes. The flight then departed to do a fly over of the student pilot's house. The flight instructor reported that at 10 miles from the airport the airplane lost all engine power due to fuel exhaustion. The flight instructor executed a forced landing to a field. The airplane was damaged during landing roll when it went through a ditch and crossed a road. (-23)the aircraft departed Evansville, IN (evv)on a trainging flight with the fuel tank 1/2 filled as stated by the instructor and student. The aircraft first departed in the evv airport to the northwest for training maneuvers. The instructor thought they sent .8 of an hour practicing maneuvers and then returned to the airport to practice takeoffs and landings. After a series of takeoffs and landings they departed the airport area again to fly over the students home. At approximately 10 miles southwest of the airport t he engine stopped running. The instructor reported to Evansville ATCT that they were out of fuel and were going down. During the forced landing attmept the aircraft received substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

SIGHTSEEING, PILOT ADVISED OUT OF FUEL AND GOING DOWN, 2 MINOR INJURIES. (.4)THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT AFTER 0.8 HOURS OF PRACTICING FLIGHT MANEUVERS IN THE PRACTICE AREA, THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO EVANSVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT AND DID FOUR TOUCH AND GOES. THE FLIGHT THEN DEPARTED TO DO A FLY OVER OF THE STUDENT PILOT'S HOUSE. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT AT 10 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT THE AIRPLANE LOST ALL ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING TO A FIELD. THE AIRPLANE WAS DAMAGED DURING LANDING ROLL WHEN IT WENT THROUGH A DITCH AND CROSSED A ROAD. (-23)THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED EVANSVILLE, IN (EVV)ON A TRAINGING FLIGHT WITH THE FUEL TANK 1/2 FILLED AS STATED BY THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT.THE AIRCRAFT FIRST DEPARTED IN THE EVV AIRPORT TO THE NORTHWEST FOR TRAINING MANEUVERS. THE INSTRUCTOR THOUGHT THEY SENT .8 OF AN HOUR PRACTICING MANEUVERS AND THEN RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT TO PRACTICE TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. AFTER A SERIES OF TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS THEY DEPARTED THE AIRPORT AREA AGAIN TO FLY OVER THE STUDENTS HOME. AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT T HE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. THE INSTRUCTOR REPORTED TO EVANSVILLE ATCT THAT THEY WERE OUT OF FUEL AND WERE GOING DOWN. DURING THE FORCED LANDING ATTMEPT THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI99LA286Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEvansville, INfuel exhaustion due to the flight instructor's improper in-flight decision. A factor was the ditch.Aug 9, 1999 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4611P · 1

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

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