# Incident 20090805048169I: Cessna 152, Ruleville, MS, August 5, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 2009, 15:57 local time
- Place: Ruleville, MS
- Airport: Ruleville-Drew
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 33.7764° N, 90.5250° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RULEVILLE-DREW (M37), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7764&lon=-90.5250&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93526, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N93526) (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: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 80 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090805048169I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FOR HIS COURSE CURRICULUM UNDER THE 141 PROGRAM. PILOT FAILED TO VERIFY THAT FULL TANKS WERE FULL AT DEPARTURE AIRPORT OTHER THAN PUTTING FINGER IN TANK. AT FIRST AIRPORT OF LANDING PILOT FAILED TO CHECK THE AIRCRAFT FUEL PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. ENROUTE BACK TO ORIGINATING AIRPORT (RNV) PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND HE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT THE RULEVILLE-DREW AIRPORT (M37). AFTER LANDING PILOT CONTACTED THE SCHOOL FOR INSTRUCTIONS. PILOT WAS SUSPENDED UNTIL NEXT SEMISTER AND WILL REPEAT THE FULL COMMERCIAL CURRICULIM. PILOT DID NOT FOLLOW PROCEDURES AS ESTABLISHED BY THE SCHOOL.

## Other reports on N93526 (2)

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

- [Accident 19960627046139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960627046139A), Jun 27, 1996: Cessna 152 (N93526), Lake Providence, LA, No damage. (-23) On June 27, 1996, at 1800 central daylight time, a Cessna, model 152, aircraft, N93526, registered to and operated by delta state university, was…
- [Incident 19900416022289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900416022289I), Apr 16, 1990: Cessna 152 (N93526), Cleveland, MS, Minor damage. Made a hard landing while practicing touch and go landings. Nose gear 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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