# Accident 20021027037979A: Cessna 152, Springfield, OH, October 27, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 2002, 10:10 local time
- Place: Springfield, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8408° N, 83.8394° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8408&lon=-83.8394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49422, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49422-2005-03-11) (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*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 889 total, 200 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD03LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD03LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021027037979A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 27, 2002, AT 1010 EST, A CESSNA 152, N49422, REGISTERED TO LADS AIR LTD, MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MORAINE AIRPORT, OHIO (I73) AT 0930 EST AND WAS DESTINED FOR BLUFFTON, OHIO (5G7).

## 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 IAD03LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD03LA010), Oct 27, 2002: Cessna 152 (N49422), Springfield, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: Inadequate installation of the number 3 cylinder.

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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