# Accident 20050909020899A: Cessna 152, Galveston, TX, September 9, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2005, 11:15 local time
- Place: Galveston, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6183° N, 94.9867° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6183&lon=-94.9867&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68440, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68440-2012-04-04) (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: 304 total, 2 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05CA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA234) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050909020899A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 09/09/2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:15 CDT A CESSNA, MODEL 152, S/N 152882297 WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING INTO A FIELD, DUE TO A LOSS OF POWER. THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, ON THE BOLIVAR PENINSULA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PROPERLY CERTIFICATED FOR THE CFR PART 91 LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATING FROM THE LA PORTE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (T41), LA PORTE, TEXAS AT APPROXIMATELY 09:00 CDT. THE PRIVATE PILOT, AND ONLY OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING LANDING ROLLOUT HE APPLIED LEFT RUDDER TO AVOID HITTING A HUGE GRASS MOUND. THE NOSE GEAR WENT INTO RUT, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER ONTO ITS BACK. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT CONSISTED OF DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR, ENGINE MOUNT, PROPELLER, WINDSHIELD AND RUDDER.

## 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 DFW05CA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA234), Sep 9, 2005: Cessna 152 (N68440), Galveston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper in-flight planning and decisions, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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