# Incident 20050218002659I: Cessna 152, Potlatch, ID, February 18, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 2005, 09:30 local time
- Place: Potlatch, ID
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: GGSS
- Location: 46.9235° N, 116.8974° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Potlatch, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9235&lon=-116.8974&mi=10
- Aircraft: N152LC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N152LC-2020-08-02) (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: 480 total, 250 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050218002659I

## Narrative

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

(-23) N152LC WAS ON A TRAINING FLIGHT AND MADE A FORCED LANDING ON A FARM FIELD BETWEEN PULLMAN AND PALOUSE DUE TO A ROUGH ENGINE. THE LANDING WAS SUCCESSFUL AND THERE WAS NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE AIRCRAFT OR PERSONS, ANIMALS OR PROPERTY ON THE GROUND. NUMBER 3 PISTON ROD CAP BOLTS FAILED. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND TAKEN TO PULLMAN FOR DISASSEMBLY AND THE AIRCRAFT SECURED NEXT TO A BARN ON THE FARM.

## Other reports on N152LC (1)

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

- [Accident 20160224024159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160224024159A), Feb 24, 2016: Cessna 152 (N152LC), Pullman, WA, Substantial damage. Student pilot conducts landing during solo flight training. A hard landing occurs, resulting in the compromise of the engine and strut mount, as well as 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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