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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Gainesville, FL · October 29, 1999

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Date
October 29, 1999 · 11:15 local
Place
Gainesville, FL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N757YQ
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL00LA006
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
36 total36 in this make and model36 in the last 90 days
N757YQRegistration cancelled Jan 27, 2003 · Cessna 152S/N 15280113 · Built 1977Airframe modelCessna 152Engine 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.

(.4) The student pilot was conducting his first solo cross-country flight, and was en route to his first destination airport. While approaching the airport, he was unable to make contact with the tower and decided that he was lost. He attempted to return to the original departure airport, but continued to be disoriented. The airplane was low on fuel and the propeller began to lose normal revolution. He located a field on which to perform a precautionary landing. During landing rollout, the airplane collided with two barbwire fences. According to the aircraft performance data, the airplane consumes approximately 6 gallons of fuel per hour. The student pilot departed with approximately 26 gallons of fuel (24.5 gallons useable) and flew for approximately 3.5 hours. No mechanical problems with the airplane were reported by the pilot. (-23) on 29 October, 1999, Mr. Steve b. logan, holder of student pilot certificate number ZZ-258937, was flying a comair aviation academy Cessna 152, N757YQ on his first solo cross country from sanford, Florida (sfb) to melbourne, Florida (mlb). Enroute, Mr. Logan became unsure of his position and b ecame lost. Mr. Logan abandoned the flight plan and turned back toward sanford airport. He failed to pick up any recognizable check points and flew north west flying north of the sanford airport and executed a precautionary landing in a cow pasture about 21 miles west of Gainesville, Florida. The aircraft sustained substantial damage in the landing with no injury to the pilot. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.

As the FAA filed it

(.4) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS CONDUCTING HIS FIRST SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT, AND WAS EN ROUTE TO HIS FIRST DESTINATION AIRPORT. WHILE APPROACHING THE AIRPORT, HE WAS UNABLE TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE TOWER AND DECIDED THAT HE WAS LOST. HE ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL DEPARTURE AIRPORT, BUT CONTINUED TO BE DISORIENTED. THE AIRPLANE WAS LOW ON FUEL AND THE PROPELLER BEGAN TO LOSE NORMAL REVOLUTION. HE LOCATED A FIELD ON WHICH TO PERFORM A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. DURING LANDING ROLLOUT, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TWO BARBWIRE FENCES. ACCORDING TO THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE DATA, THE AIRPLANE CONSUMES APPROXIMATELY 6 GALLONS OF FUEL PER HOUR. THE STUDENT PILOT DEPARTED WITH APPROXIMATELY 26 GALLONS OF FUEL (24.5 GALLONS USEABLE) AND FLEW FOR APPROXIMATELY 3.5 HOURS. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRPLANE WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT. (-23) ON 29 OCTOBER, 1999, MR. STEVE B. LOGAN, HOLDER OF STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER ZZ-258937, WAS FLYING A COMAIR AVIATION ACADEMY CESSNA 152, N757YQ ON HIS FIRST SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FROM SANFORD, FLORIDA (SFB) TO MELBOURNE, FLORIDA (MLB). ENROUTE, MR. LOGAN BECAME UNSURE OF HIS POSITION AND B ECAME LOST. MR. LOGAN ABANDONED THE FLIGHT PLAN AND TURNED BACK TOWARD SANFORD AIRPORT. HE FAILED TO PICK UP ANY RECOGNIZABLE CHECK POINTS AND FLEW NORTH WEST FLYING NORTH OF THE SANFORD AIRPORT AND EXECUTED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A COW PASTURE ABOUT 21 MILES WEST OF GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE IN THE LANDING WITH NO INJURY TO THE PILOT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

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 ATL00LA006Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGainesville, FLThe student pilot's in-flight decision that resulted in the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion after he became lost and disoriented. A factor was the two fences.Oct 29, 1999 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N757YQ · 2

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

Accident 19800603017199ALevel Off Touchdown · Grandfield, OKLanded hard, nose wheel first. Impact caused substantial damage.Jun 3, 1980 · Substantial damageIncident 19791031056309INormal Cruise · Ft Worth, TXAirplane flown back to base after forced landing. No mechanical problems. Suspect carb ice.Oct 31, 1979 · Reported as Cessna 150 · Destroyed