# Accident 19990819012939A: Cessna 152, Rockville, VA, August 19, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1999, 17:20 local time
- Place: Rockville, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7200° N, 77.6696° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7200&lon=-77.6696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49014, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49014-2014-10-14) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 92 total, 88 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC99LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA207) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990819012939A

## Narrative

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

ACFT ENGINE QUIT, AND THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON DARWOOD ROAD, THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED ON LANDING, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23) ON 8-19-99, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED OFP FLEW TO SHD AND PERFORMED ONE TOUCH AND GO. THE PILOT FLEW AROUND THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY AREA FOR SOME TIME BEFORE HEADING BACK TO OFP. ENROUTE TO OFP THE PILOT REPORTED ENGINE TROUBLE, THE ENGINE QUIT AND A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN ROCKVILLE, VIRGINIA. THE AIRCRAT LANDED IN A FIELD WENT DOWN A SLIGHT EMBANKMENT STRIKING A FENCE AND THEN A TELEPHONE POLE WITH THE LEFT WING. THE TAIL SECTION WAS RIPPED OFF BY THE FENCE AND THE NOSE GEAR WAS ALSO DAMAGED. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER WITH SLIGHT DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER SPINNER. (.4) THE PILOT DEPARTED FOR AN ESTIMATED 2.5 HOUR CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. DURING THE FLIGHT, THE PILOT CALCULATED THE AIRPLANE WOULD HAVE OVER AN EXTRA HOUR OF FUEL ONBOARD AFTER THE TOTAL TRIP, AND HE FLEW AN ADDITIONAL .75 HOURS. WHILE RETURNING TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT, THE AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL POWER LOSS, WHICH WAS FOLLOWED BY A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.  DURING THE ENSUING FORCED LANDING, THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT WING STRUCK A TELEPHONE POLE, AND  THE EMPENNAGE CONTACTED A FENCE. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED NO FUEL IN THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT FUEL TANK, AND ABOUT 1/2 GALLON REMAINED IN THE RIGHT FUEL TANK.  AFTER FUEL WAS SUPPLIED TO THE ENGINE FUEL LINES, THE ENGINE STARTED AND PERFORMED SATISFACTORILY.  REVIEW OF THE AIRPLANE'S RENTAL LOG, AND HOBBS METER REVEALED THE AIRPLANE HAD BEEN OPERATED FOR 3.4 HOURS.  ACCORDING TO THE AIRPLANE OPERATING MANUAL, THE AIRPLANE'S TOTAL FUEL CAPACITY WAS 26 GALLONS, OF WHICH 1 1/2 GALLONS WERE UNUSABLE.  ADDITIONALLY, THE AIRPLANE'S ENDURANCE CHART INDICATED ABOUT 3.4 HOURS OF ENDURANCE AT 75 PERCENT POWER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC99LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA207), Aug 19, 1999: Cessna 152 (N49014), Rockville, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision.

## Other reports on N49014 (1)

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

- [Incident 19850623033509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850623033509I), Jun 23, 1985: Cessna 152 (N49014), Richmond, VA, Minor damage. Pilot attempted turn at end of taxiway and ran off into ditch. Damage to nose gear and propeller.

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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