# Incident 20020810022799I: Cessna 152, Corvallis, OR, August 10, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2002, 13:24 local time
- Place: Corvallis, OR
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5699° N, 123.2783° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corvallis, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5699&lon=-123.2783&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48440, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48440) (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 O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020810022799I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO PIC, AFTER TAKEOFF FROM CORVALLIS AT 2000' AND 3 MILES, ENGINE LOST POWER AND WENT TO IDLE. PILOT DID A 180 DEGREE TURN AND ATTEMPTED A RETURN TO THE CORVALLIS AIRPORT FOR LANDING ON RWY 17. ON SHORT FINAL AT APPROX 300' THE ENGINE QUIT COMPLETELY. PILOT DECIDED HE COULD NO LONGER MAKE THE AIRPORT RUNWAY AND CHOSE TO LAND IN A MOWED FIELD COMING TO A STOP APPROXIMATELY 100 FT OUTSIDE OF THE AIRPORT FENCE. NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, MAINTENANCE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM DURING GROUND RUNS AND TEST FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N48440 (2)

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

- [Accident 20160812014399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160812014399A), Aug 12, 2016: Cessna 152 (N48440), Hillsboro, OR, Substantial damage. Hard landing and tail strike during solo landing, runway 31L.
- [Incident 20020622012929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020622012929I), Jun 22, 2002: Cessna 152 (N48440), Forestgrove, OR. (-23) Engine was at 2200 hours of a 2500-hour term to overhaul. Engine failed during flight. Pilot landed safely in a corn field. No damage. No injuries.

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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