# Accident 20050405005519A: Cessna 152, Jacksonville, NC, April 5, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 2005, 11:05 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, NC
- Airport: Albert J Ellis
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: JQWS
- Location: 34.8289° N, 77.6119° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8289&lon=-77.6119&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48820, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48820-2009-06-26) (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: 5,000 total, 30 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL05LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050405005519A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING RWY 23 AT OAJ ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WHEN AT APPROX. 150' ENGINE LOST POWER AND PIC ELECTED TO SHUT DOWN ENGINE AND LAND STRAIGHT AHEAD. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS OVER-RUN AREA ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY APPROACH LIGHTING SYSTEM. DAMAGE TO AIRFRAME INCLUDED A BENT PROP, COLLAPSED NLG, BENT R/S WING TIP, BUCKLED WING NEAR REAR SPAR ATTACH POINT, AND DAMAGED FIREWALL. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED A BROKEN CARBURETOR MIXTURE CONTROL CABLE. ENGINE TIMING, INDUCTION, EXHAUST, VALVE TRAIN AND ACCYS WERE INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE INSTALLED PROPERLY AND FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL05LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05LA071), Apr 5, 2005: Cessna 152 (N48820), Jacksonville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to the failure of the carburetor mixture cable which resulted in fuel starvation.

## Other reports on N48820 (1)

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

- [Incident 20001226025409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001226025409I), Dec 26, 2000: Cessna 152 (N48820), Jacksonville, NC, Minor damage. (-23)[privacy data omitted]was attempting his fourth landing of this flight which was 1.4 hours in length. On his approach to runway 05 at Albert Ellis (oaj)…

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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