# Accident 20000613012639A: Cessna 152, Acampo, CA, June 13, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2000, 17:50 local time
- Place: Acampo, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1091° N, 121.1595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1091&lon=-121.1595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67608, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67608-2012-12-28) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA225) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000613012639A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 2000, AT APPROXIMATELY 17:50 HOURS, TIMOTHY S. TRACT, A PRIVATE PILOT, CERTIFICATE NUMBER 539880098, WAS PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC), AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF A CESSNA AIRCRAFT, MODEL 152, N67608. THE AIRCRAFT HE WAS PILOTING WAS APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES NORTH WEST OF THE LODI AIRPORT WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE.  PIC CLAIMS THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING SPORADICALLY WITH A DROP IN RPM BEFORE FINALLY FAILING.  PIC CLAIMS HE HAD A FUEL QUANTITY INDICATION OF 1/4  FULL IN BOTH WING TANKS BUT CONCLUDED HIS AIRCRAFT WAS OUT OF FUEL.  HE LOCATED LODI AIRPORT (1O3), CONFIGURED AIRCRAFT FOR AN EMERGENCY POWER OFF LANDING.  PIC SET UP AN APPROACH DOWN WIND FOR RUNWAY 8.  ACCORDING TO THE PIC, HE BARELY CLEARED A SET OF POWER LINES BEFORE REACHING THE AIRPORT'S BOUNDARY.  PIC STATED HE COULD NOT MAKE THE RUNWAY BUT MANAGED TO GLIDE HIS AIRCRAFT TO AN ADJACENT TAXI WAY.  THE PIC CLAIMED DURING TOUCH DOWN HE EXPERIENCED A GUSTY TAIL WIND WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE HARD LANDING.  HE WAS UNINJURED BUT THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  ACCORDING TO THE PILOT  HE PARKED THE AIRCRAFT THEN PERFORMED AN EXTERNAL INSPECTION.  PIC DISCOVERED HIS RIGHT HAND  FUEL CAP WAS MISSING. HE ALSO NOTED HIS FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY.  AN INSPECTOR FROM THE OAKLAND FSDO PERFORMED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF  THIS AIRCRAFT ONJUNE 15, 2000, THE FOLLOWING WAS OBSERVED: RIGHT HAND FUEL CAP WAS MISSING.  BOTH FUEL TANKS WERE DRY.  FUEL WAS DRAINED FROM THE FORWARD SUMP AND DETERMINED TO BE FREE OF WATER.  WHEN POWER WAS APPLIED TO THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE FORWARD ENGIEN COMPARTMENT AND THE LOWER REAR FRAME WAS BUCKLED.  MAJOR STRUCTURAL REPAIRS WILL BE REQUIRED TO CORRECT THIS DAMAGE.

## 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 LAX00LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA225), Jun 14, 2000: Cessna 152 (N67608), Lodi, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inaccurate fuel consumption calculations, his misjudged in-flight planning, and his failure to flare during the landing attempt. A factor was the pilot's improper preflight inspection…

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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