20050619015229I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 152 · Tabor City, NC · June 19, 2005

Date: June 19, 2005 · 13:00 local
Place: Tabor City, NC
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N94540
Reported as: Cessna 152
Reported engine: Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 400 total200 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

N94540Registration cancelled Aug 10, 2012 · Cessna 152S/N 15285710 · Built 1983 Airframe modelCessna 152 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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(-23) On a VFR flight from loris, SC (5J9) to columbus county NC airport (cpc) to obtain fuel, the pilot of CE-152, N94540, made successful forced landing in farmer's field due to fuel exhaustion. After obtaining aviation fuel at columbus county airport, and refueling, pilot made unsuccessful takeoff attempt from farmer's field. Video of the event shows that improper soft field takeoff techniques may have been used. Pilot aborted takeoff, but while trying to turn around, the left wing contacted a tree, the aircraft veered into a ditch, damaging the wing leading edge and prop dome.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON A VFR FLIGHT FROM LORIS, SC (5J9) TO COLUMBUS COUNTY NC AIRPORT (CPC) TO OBTAIN FUEL, THE PILOT OF CE-152, N94540, MADE SUCCESSFUL FORCED LANDING IN FARMER'S FIELD DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. AFTER OBTAINING AVIATION FUEL AT COLUMBUS COUNTY AIRPORT, AND REFUELING, PILOT MADE UNSUCCESSFUL TAKEOFF ATTEMPT FROM FARMER'S FIELD. VIDEO OF THE EVENT SHOWS THAT IMPROPER SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF TECHNIQUES MAY HAVE BEEN USED. PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF, BUT WHILE TRYING TO TURN AROUND, THE LEFT WING CONTACTED A TREE, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED INTO A DITCH, DAMAGING THE WING LEADING EDGE AND PROP DOME.