# Accident 20001106027929A: Cessna 152, Roswell, NM, November 6, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 2000, 17:47 local time
- Place: Roswell, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6396° N, 104.3804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6396&lon=-104.3804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95262, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95262-2003-12-01) (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 O235*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,025 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN01LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001106027929A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 6, 2000, AT 1748 MST, A CESSNA 152, N95262, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A FORCED LANDING IN A CHILI FIELD 1/2 MILE EAST OF THE ROSWELL INDUSTRIAL AIR CENTER IN ROSWELL, N.M. THE AIRPLANE WAS RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT AT NIGHT IN VFR CONDITIONS FOLLOWING A TRAINING FLIGHT THAT LASTED APPROX. 1 HOUR. THE POST ACCIDENT ON SCENE INVESTIGATION BY AN FAA INVESTOR REVEALED ONLY 1 PINT OF FUEL IN EACH FUEL TANK. THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT WERE NOT INJURED. (.4)  ON NOVEMBER 6, 2000, AT 1747 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 152, N95262, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING NEAR ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO.  THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND HIS STUDENT WERE NOT INJURED. GREAT SOUTHWEST AVIATION, INC., ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO, WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91.  NIGHT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL, INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.  THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR HAD NOT FILED A FLIGHT PLAN.  ACCORDING TO THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, THE ENGINE STOPPED PRODUCING POWER, AND HE PERFORMED A NIGHT FORCED LANDING TO A "DARK AREA.                                         " DURING THE FORCED LANDING, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED A TRANSMISSION WIRE.  SUBSEQUENTLY, DURING THE LANDING SEQUENCE, THE LEFT WING AND LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WERE DAMAGED.  POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE BY A MECHANIC REVEALED 1 PINT OF FUEL REMAINING IN EACH WING TANK.  THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR SAID THAT HE WATCHED HIS STUDENT PERFORM THE PREFLIGHT, BUT WAS DISTRACTED BY A CONVERSATION WITH A FELLOW EMPLOYEE.  THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR SAID THAT HE DID NOT VISUALLY CHECK THE FUEL TANKS HIMSELF.

## 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 DEN01LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA011), Nov 7, 2000: Cessna 152 (N95262), Roswell, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the flight instructor's failure to adequately preflight the airplane, which resulted in the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. A contributing factor was the dark night light condition.

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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