# Incident 20021222036359I: Cessna 152, Durham, NC, December 22, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 2002, 10:00 local time
- Place: Durham, NC
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9940° N, 78.8986° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Durham, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9940&lon=-78.8986&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5144L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5144L) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 300 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021222036359I

## Narrative

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

(-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 20051105028789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051105028789A), Nov 5, 2005: Cessna 152 (N5144L), Durham, NC, Substantial damage. (-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…
- [Accident 19990721042779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990721042779A), Jul 21, 1999: Cessna 152 (N5144L), Frisco, TX, No damage. (-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…

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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