# Incident 20051219033469I: Cessna 152, Allen Park, MI, December 19, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 2005, 15:20 local time
- Place: Allen Park, MI
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2595° N, 83.2104° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Allen Park, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2595&lon=-83.2104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64988, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64988) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 4,500 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051219033469I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PRIOR TO FLIGHT THE PILOT HAD THE AIRCRAFT FUEL TOPPED OFF. HE DRAINED APPROXIMATELY 1 GALLON OF FUEL FROM EACH WING TANK. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE PULLED THE STRAINER FROM THE STARBOARD WING AND INSPECTED IT. HE ALSO DRAINED FUEL FROM THE GASOLATOR. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DEPARTED WILLOW RUN AT 1500 BY HIMSELF. HE HAD BEEN AIRBORNE WITHOUT PROBLEMS FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES AND WAS AT 2,500 FEET WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. HE PULLED THE CARB HEAT OUT AND THE ENGINE RAN FINE FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS BEFORE RUNNING ROUGH AGAIN. HE THEN PUSHED THE THROTTLE IN BUT GOT NO RPM INCREASE AND THE ENGINE PROGRESSIVELY RAN ROUGHER UNTIL THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD A CHOICE OF LANDING IN A SCHOOL PARKING LOT, SOME SNOW COVERED FIELDS, OR IN AN OPEN SPOT ON I-75. HE CHOSE THE I-75 LANDING AS HIS BEST OPTION. THE PILOT GLIDED THE AIRCRAFT TO A LANDING ON I-75 WITH NO INJURY TO HIMSELF OR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR VEHICULAR TRAFFIC. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AND WATER WAS FOUND IN THE CARBURETOR BOWL. THE CARBURETOR WAS CLEANED AND THE FUEL TANKS WERE SUMPED. THE AIRCRAFT FLEW FROM DTW TO ARB ON JANUARY 15, 2006 WITH NO PROBLEMS.

## Other reports on N64988 (3)

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

- [Accident 20090416006439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090416006439A), Apr 16, 2009: Cessna 152 (N64988), Trenton, FL, Destroyed. (-23) A/c N-64988 departed ormond beach, FL. At approx. 8:30AM on x-country to cross city, FL., departed cross city, FL. At approx 10:15 to return to ormond…
- [Accident 19930722056819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930722056819A), Jul 22, 1993: Cessna 152 (N64988), Howell, MI, Substantial damage. Veered off runway landing in crosswind as power was added for takeoff. Weather vaneing and p factor are factors.
- [Incident 19920209004519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920209004519I), Feb 9, 1992: Cessna 152 (N64988), Howell, MI, Minor damage. Student pilot conducting solo landing practice made a hard landing. Nose wheel collapsed.

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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