# Incident 20020903026199I: Cessna 152, Kissimmee, FL, September 3, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2002, 09:00 local time
- Place: Kissimmee, FL
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3062° N, 81.4135° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kissimmee, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3062&lon=-81.4135&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49258, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49258-2021-01-26) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 794 total, 180 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020903026199I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR/PILOT IN COMMAND ENTRUSTED THE STUDENT PILOT TO PERFORM THE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION ON THE MORNING OF THIS FLIGHT. SHE DID NOT PERFORM ANY FUEL OR OIL LEVEL CHECKS BEFORE OR AFTER THE STUDENT PILOT PERFORMED HIS PREFLIGHT. RECORDS INSPECTIONS AT THE FLIGHT SCHOOL INDICATED THAT THIS CESSNA HAD FLOWN THE NIGHT BEFORE FOR 2.8 HOURS HOBBS TIME AND WAS NOT REFUELED PRIOR TO ITS FLIGHT ON SEPTEMBER 3RD. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CONDUCTED A TRAINING FLIGHT WITH THE STUDENT WHICH PLACED AN ADDITIONAL 1.6 HOURS ON THE HOBBS METER. WHILE INBOUND TO KISSIMMEE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AT A DISTANCE OF 8 NM SOUTH, THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO COMPLETE FUEL EXHAUSTION. A SUCCESSFUL OFF-AIRPORT LANDING WAS PERFORMED ON A LANDFILL UTILIZED FOR SEWAGE DISPERSAL. POST INCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED COMPLETELY DRY FUEL TANKS AND ONLY A FEW DROPS OF RESIDUAL FUEL IN THE GASCOLATOR.

## Other reports on N49258 (4)

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

- [Incident 19950430015239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950430015239I), Apr 30, 1995: Cessna 152 (N49258), Opopka, FL. Narrative: the student pilot experienced a loss of power over lake apopka. He landed the CE-152 on an access road to a farm. Maintenance personnel drained 7…
- [Incident 19921003047159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921003047159I), Oct 3, 1992: Cessna 152 (N49258), Tamiami, FL. Fuel exhaustion in flight. ATC vectored aircraft to highway. Landed safely on highway. Winds higher than forcasted.
- [Incident 19910409014989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910409014989I), Apr 9, 1991: Cessna 152 (N49258), Tupelo, MS, No damage. Engine losing power and unable to maintain altitude. Landing in field. Pilot suspects carburetor icing.
- [Incident 19850607032059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850607032059I), Jun 7, 1985: Cessna 152 (N49258), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. During student second solo rollout, aircraft made small hop and continued off side of runway.

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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