# Accident 19991029047309A: Cessna 152, Gainesville, FL, October 29, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1999, 11:15 local time
- Place: Gainesville, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6495° N, 82.3197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6495&lon=-82.3197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757YQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757YQ-2003-01-27) (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 certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 36 total, 36 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL00LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991029047309A

## Narrative

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

(.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.

## 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 ATL00LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA006), Oct 29, 1999: Cessna 152 (N757YQ), Gainesville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

## Other reports on N757YQ (2)

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

- [Accident 19800603017199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800603017199A), Jun 3, 1980: Cessna 152 (N757YQ), Grandfield, OK, Substantial damage. Landed hard, nose wheel first. Impact caused substantial damage.
- [Incident 19791031056309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791031056309I), Oct 31, 1979: Cessna 150 (N757YQ), Ft Worth, TX, Destroyed. Airplane flown back to base after forced landing. No mechanical problems. Suspect carb ice.

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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