# Incident 20030626014579I: Cessna 152, Midlothian, TX, June 26, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2003, 13:00 local time
- Place: Midlothian, TX
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4824° N, 96.9944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midlothian, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4824&lon=-96.9944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48693, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48693-2018-01-08) (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: 1,000 total, 72 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030626014579I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 06/26/2003 AT APPROX. 1230 CDT, N48693 PILOTED BY SCOTT GREENWOOD DEPARTED LNC WITH TWO SOULS ON BOARD ENROUTE TO GKY ON A PART 91 FLIGHT. DURING LEVEL CRUISE FLIGHT AT APPROX. 1700 FEET MSL WITH GREENWOOD ACTING AS PIC, THE ENGINE STARTED SURGING AND BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. MR. GREENWOOD STATED IT WAS APPARENT THAT POWER TO SUSTAIN FLIGHT COULD NOT BE MAINTAINED AND ESTABLISHED A GLIDE IN PREPARATION FOR EMERGENCY LANDING. AT APPROX. 500 FEET AGL, MR. GREENWOOD TURNED THE CONTROLS OVER TO JEFF WILBOURN WHO AT THAT POINT, ACCORDING TO GREENWOOD, BECAME PIC. MR. WILBOURN LANDED THE AIRPLANE IN A MUDDY FIELD (APPROX. 600-700 FEET MSL) WITHOUT DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. BOTH GREENWOOD AND WILBOURN STATED THEY ATTEMPTED TO RESTORE ENGINE POWER BUT DID NOT HAVE TIME TO CONDUCT COMPLETE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FOR A LOSS OF POWER SITUATION. BOTH GREENWOOD AND WILBOURN STATED THE FUEL VALVE WAS CHECKED OPEN, THE PRIMER WAS CHECKED FOR IN AND LOCKED, THE MIXTURE WAS CHECKED FOR FULL RICH, AND THE MAGNETOS WERE CHECKED. BOTH MR. GREENWOOD AND MR. WILBOURN STATED THEY DID NOT APPLY CARBURETOR HEAT. MR. GREENWOOD STATED HE DID NOT OBTAIN A WEATHER BRIEFING.

## Other reports on N48693 (5)

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

- [Accident 20130326004479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130326004479A), Mar 26, 2013: Cessna 152 (N48693), College Station, TX, Substantial damage. During a student solo cross country, the PIC was completing the third landing of three at Easterwood Field. The nose landing gear fork failed at touchdown.…
- [Incident 20101024054459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101024054459I), Oct 24, 2010: Cessna 152 (N48693), Temple, TX, No damage. On the 24th October 2010, the pilot stated that he completed a pre-flight inspection. He departed Temple,TX. And landed in largo vista, TX. Which took…
- [Accident 19970112047369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970112047369A), Jan 12, 1997: Cessna 152 (N48693), Matawan, NY, Substantial damage. (-16) ELT battery not checked or inspected by a & p during annual. Airmen used improper landing technique to go around. Flew unairworthy aircraft.
- [Incident 19930627026239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930627026239I), Jun 27, 1993: Cessna 152 (N48693), Matawan, NY, Minor damage. Student pilot landed long and rolled off runway.
- [Incident 19810109005159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810109005159I), Jan 9, 1981: Cessna 152 (N48693), Gilbertsville, NY. Rough engine, power loss, landed in farm field. No engine malfunctions found.

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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