# Accident 20011130037439A: Cessna 152, Perry, TX, November 30, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 2001, 14:30 local time
- Place: Perry, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 31.6378° N, 97.0739° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6378&lon=-97.0739&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95565, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95565-2004-08-03) (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 FTW02LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011130037439A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 30, 2001 AT 1430 (LOCAL), DURING TRAINING DEMONSTRATING A SIMULATED FORCED LANDING IN A CESSNA 152, N95565, OWNED BY TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE, 3801 CAMPUS DRIVE, WACO, TX 76705, THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE LOST POWER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A VFR PART 141 TRAINING FLIGHT AND A LOCAL FLIGHT PLAN WITH THE SCHOOL. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A FIELD, MAKING ONE BOUNCE THEN LANDING UP SIDE DOWN, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND OR THE STUDENT. THE PILOT HOLDS COMMERCIAL PILOT AND A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT WACO, TX AT THE TSTC AIRPORT.

## 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 FTW02LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA046), Nov 30, 2001: Cessna 152 (N95565), Perry, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.

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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