# Incident 20031211033999I: Cessna 152, Desoto, IL, December 11, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 2003, 21:15 local time
- Place: Desoto, IL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8158° N, 89.2270° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of De Soto, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8158&lon=-89.2270&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6459M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6459M-2009-04-24) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 103 total, 4 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/20031211033999I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING DESCENT TO MDH IN EXTREMELY COLD CONDITIONS, WITH CARBURETOR HEAT ON, THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH. THE ENGINE QUIT AND THE PILOT CONDUCTED AN OFF FIELD LANDING IN A FARM FIELD. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT HIT A SMALL GULLEY.

## Other reports on N6459M (1)

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

- [Accident 20050820018269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050820018269A), Aug 20, 2005: Cessna 152 (N6459M), Bridgeport, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) CFI and student pilot were conducting touch and gos at kxbp. The aircraft landed hard on the left wheel. Aircraft control was lost by the CFI. Aircraft…

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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