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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 152 · Durham, NC · December 22, 2002

Date: December 22, 2002 · 10:00 local
Place: Durham, NC
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N5144L
Reported as: Cessna 152
Reported engine: Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,800 total300 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N5144LRegistered now · Cessna 152S/N 15284270 · Built 1980 Airframe modelCessna 152 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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) The aircraft departed lake ridge airport for flight instruction. Approximately 4-5 minutes after departure a noticeable tremor was felt in the aircraft. An immediate turn was started to return to lake ridge airport. Engine RPM dropped approximately 500 RPM and carb heat was activated to see if that would help. Engine oil pressure and temperature was good. The loss of engine RPM remained constant. With the loss of engine RPM (the engine continued to run) the pilot could not maintain altitude and the decision was made to land the aircraft in a field off the airport. The pilot and student were not injured in the landing and the aircraft suffered no damage in the landing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED LAKE RIDGE AIRPORT FOR FLIGHT INSTRUCTION. APPROXIMATELY 4-5 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE A NOTICEABLE TREMOR WAS FELT IN THE AIRCRAFT. AN IMMEDIATE TURN WAS STARTED TO RETURN TO LAKE RIDGE AIRPORT. ENGINE RPM DROPPED APPROXIMATELY 500 RPM AND CARB HEAT WAS ACTIVATED TO SEE IF THAT WOULD HELP. ENGINE OIL PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE WAS GOOD. THE LOSS OF ENGINE RPM REMAINED CONSTANT. WITH THE LOSS OF ENGINE RPM (THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN) THE PILOT COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND THE DECISION WAS MADE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN A FIELD OFF THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT AND STUDENT WERE NOT INJURED IN THE LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED NO DAMAGE IN THE LANDING.

Other reports on N5144L · 2

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

Accident 20051105028789ALevel Off Touchdown · Durham, NC(-23) Pilot was approaching runway 14 for a normal landing. The aircraft made contact with the surface, then bounced, became airborne once again. When the aircraft contacted the surface again the nose of the aircraft struck the ground hard causing a propeller…Nov 5, 2005 · Substantial damage Accident 19990721042779AFrisco, TX(-23) The pilot lost directional control during a practice soft field takeoff, with the nose wheel elevated, before becoming fully airborne. The a/c exited the runway to the left while remaining on the ground, and the nose landing gear became mired in a…Jul 21, 1999 · No damage