# Incident 20030219008719I: Cessna 152, Tallahassee, FL, February 19, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 2003, 11:36 local time
- Place: Tallahassee, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4383° N, 84.2807° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tallahassee, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4383&lon=-84.2807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5310P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5310P-2009-05-22) (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: 350 total, 150 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/20030219008719I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 02/19/2003 AT 11:36 LOCAL TIME, A CESSNA 152, N5310P REGISTERED TO MEEK CHRISTOPHER D, EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE POWER LOSS DURING CRUISE AT 2800 FEET, WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT AND LANDED IN A FIELD NEAR TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PIC OR PASSENGER. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MANATEE COUNTY AIRPORT FLORIDA ON 02/19/2003 AT 09:30 LOCAL TIME.

## Other reports on N5310P (1)

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

- [Incident 19980115003239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980115003239I), Jan 15, 1998: Cessna 152 (N5310P), Gulfport, MS. Narrative: pilot stated that engine began to lose power at 800 feet. Pilot turned back to airport and landed on beach area. Possible carburetor ice, no damage…

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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