# Accident 20101231055099A: Cessna 152, Wimauma, FL, December 31, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 2010, 14:30 local time
- Place: Wimauma, FL
- Airport: Wimauma Air Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: X5QS
- Location: 27.7119° N, 82.2828° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7119&lon=-82.2828&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28BA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28BA-2013-08-22) (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-L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 100 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101231055099A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 31, 2010, AT 1430 EDT, A CESSNA 152, N28BA, SERIAL NO. 15285381, REGISTERED TO CIRRUS AVIATION FLIGHT SCHOOL, AND OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, HAD AN ENGINE FAILURE DURING INITIAL CLIMB-OUT FROM WIMAUMA AIR PARK, FD77, WIMAUMA, FLORIDA.    THE PILOT REPORTED HEARING A LOUD BANG IN THE ENGINE BEFORE THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT DIPPED FORWARD DUE TO LACK OF ENGINE POWER.  THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A COW PASTURE, WENT THROUGH A WIRE FENCE, HIT A DITCH CAUSING THE NOSE STRUT TO COLLAPSE BEFORE STRIKING A TREE WHERE IT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES EAST OF WIMAUMA AIR PARK ON CARLTON LAKE ROAD, WIMAUMA, FLORIDA.      THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE FIREWALL, NOSE LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY, PROPELLER, AND LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING.   THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED.  VFR METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.

## 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 ERA11LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA103), Dec 31, 2010: Cessna 152 (N28BA), Wimauma, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The mechanic/pilot's failure to detect a visible exhaust gas leak and cracked cylinder head immediately prior to the accident flight, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power during initial…

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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