# Accident 20000121000249A: Cessna 152, Slidell, TX, January 21, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 2000, 15:00 local time
- Place: Slidell, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2293° N, 97.5898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2293&lon=-97.5898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6179Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6179Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000121000249A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON JANUARY 21, 2000, AT 1600 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 152 AIRPLANE, N6179Q, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR SLIDELL, TEXAS. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY DELTA QUALIFLIGHT, INC., OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE FORT WORTH MEACHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND WAS DESTINED FOR ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA. ACCORDING TO THE FAA INSPECTOR, WHO RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT SITE, THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE ENROUTE, THE WEATHER STARTED TO DETERIORATE AND THE PILOT ELECTED TO DIVERT AND RETURN TO FORT WORTH. DURING THE TURN TO REVERSE COURSE, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT; HOWEVER, THE ENGINE RPM CONTINUED TO DECREASE TO 1,200 RPM. THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A FIELD. DURING THE LANDING, THE AIRPLANE JUMPED A ROAD AND IMPACTED TREES, STRUCTURALLY DAMAGING THE LEFT WING.                                                                                      (-23) ON JANUARY 21, 2000, AT 1500 CST, A CESSNA 152, N6179Q, OWNED BY DELTA QUALIFLIGHT AVIATION,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INCURRED AN ACCIDENT WHILE ATTEMPTING AN EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO THE ENGINE LOSING POWER, IN A FIELD 5 MILES WEST OF SLIDELL, TEXAS ON COUNTY ROAD 2740, 1 MILE SOUTH OF FM 455, ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT FROM FORT WORTH MEACHAM (FTW) TO ARDOMORE, OK.  VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED ON DEPARTURE AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURIED.  THE PILOT HOLDS A PRIVAT PILOT SE LAND AND INSTRUMENT CERTIFICATE, NUMBER 2602983.   THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT FTW ON JANUARY 21, 2000 AT 1305 CST.

## 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 FTW00LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA071), Jan 21, 2000: Cessna 152 (N6179Q), Slidell, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper approach planning, which resulted in a downwind landing. A factor was the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N6179Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19870125001509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870125001509A), Jan 25, 1987: Cessna 152 (N6179Q), West Middleton, IN, Substantial damage. The left main gear caught in a snowbank during landing roll. The aircraft nosed over.

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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