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FAA incident report · Cessna 152 · Westampton, NJ · August 30, 2007

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Date
August 30, 2007 · 15:20 local
Place
Westampton, NJ
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N67922
Reported as
Cessna 152
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,446 total856 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days
N67922Registration cancelled Oct 25, 2019 · Cessna 152S/N 15282100 · Built 1978Airframe modelCessna 152Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The pilot privacy data omitted who departed N87, reported his aircraft began to run rough over Westampton twp, new jersey while on a sight-seeing flight with friend privacy data omitted. The engine was reportedly not producing required power when the pilot privacy data omitted initiated and accomplished emergency landing procedures in a soy bean field located in Westampton, NJ. Upon FAA arrival, the aircraft fuel system was examined and found near empty with the fuel indicators showing empty and 1/8" of fuel in the left main and 1/2" of fuel in the right. Blue fuel staining was apparent around the engine carburetor and lower portions of the engine cowling, indicating a fuel leak. This investigation is ongoing and an amended report will be forwarded when complete. (-23 amendment) on 10-01-2007 @ 1300 the engine was run-up and no external signs of fuel leakage were noted. Fuel qty indicators were evaluated and found operational. When asked, the pilot privacy data omitted was not willing to provide fueling records to assist in our final stages of the investigation. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHO DEPARTED N87, REPORTED HIS AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH OVER WESTAMPTON TWP, NEW JERSEY WHILE ON A SIGHT-SEEING FLIGHT WITH FRIEND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE ENGINE WAS REPORTEDLY NOT PRODUCING REQUIRED POWER WHEN THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INITIATED AND ACCOMPLISHED EMERGENCY LANDING PROCEDURES IN A SOY BEAN FIELD LOCATED IN WESTAMPTON, NJ. UPON FAA ARRIVAL, THE AIRCRAFT FUEL SYSTEM WAS EXAMINED AND FOUND NEAR EMPTY WITH THE FUEL INDICATORS SHOWING EMPTY AND 1/8" OF FUEL IN THE LEFT MAIN AND 1/2" OF FUEL IN THE RIGHT. BLUE FUEL STAINING WAS APPARENT AROUND THE ENGINE CARBURETOR AND LOWER PORTIONS OF THE ENGINE COWLING, INDICATING A FUEL LEAK. THIS INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING AND AN AMENDED REPORT WILL BE FORWARDED WHEN COMPLETE. (-23 AMENDMENT) ON 10-01-2007 @ 1300 THE ENGINE WAS RUN-UP AND NO EXTERNAL SIGNS OF FUEL LEAKAGE WERE NOTED. FUEL QTY INDICATORS WERE EVALUATED AND FOUND OPERATIONAL. WHEN ASKED, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS NOT WILLING TO PROVIDE FUELING RECORDS TO ASSIST IN OUR FINAL STAGES OF THE INVESTIGATION. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^