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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 152 · Islip, NY · March 6, 2002

Date: March 6, 2002 · 14:00 local
Place: Islip, NY
Airport: Long Island Mac Arthur
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N68289
Reported as: Cessna 152
Reported engine: Lycoming O235L2C
Pilot’s flight hours: 165 total

N68289Registration cancelled Dec 17, 2008 · Cessna 152S/N 15282231 Airframe modelCessna 152

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Aircraft was performing touch-and-go maneuvers when engine began to experience trouble. On approach, pilot shut engine down and landed safely with no damage to aircraft or injury. Aircraft checked, found to have water contamination in fuel system. Maintenance drained contaminated fuel. Refueled, ran engine, aircraft had no other problems noted. Aircraft returned to service.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS PERFORMING TOUCH-AND-GO MANEUVERS WHEN ENGINE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE TROUBLE. ON APPROACH, PILOT SHUT ENGINE DOWN AND LANDED SAFELY WITH NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT OR INJURY. AIRCRAFT CHECKED, FOUND TO HAVE WATER CONTAMINATION IN FUEL SYSTEM. MAINTENANCE DRAINED CONTAMINATED FUEL. REFUELED, RAN ENGINE, AIRCRAFT HAD NO OTHER PROBLEMS NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.