What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
privacy data omitted Was the pilot in command of N67482 when he performed an emergency landing into a bean field due to fuel starvation. privacy data omitted Is holder of student pilot certificate privacy data omitted and has logged 23 hours of flight time. privacy data omitted Was on his first solo cross country in N67482 a Cessna 152 aircraft. The first leg was from waterloo regional airport, waterloo, Iowa (kalo) to fort dodge regional airport, fort dodge, Iowa (kfod). privacy data omitted Made the flight to kfod without incident. He then departed kfod for his return flight to kalo. privacy data omitted Was using the same flight plan and check points for his return flight. privacy data omitted Stated that somewhere after his third check point he realized he was off course. He chose to stay on his heading. privacy data omitted Did not make any attempts to correct the situation or contact anyone for help. He stated he crossed the Mississippi river and knew he was off course but continued for hours heading east until the engine started to sputter. He landed the aircraft in the bean field in front of him in Milledgeville, Illinois.
The airplane was landed in a bean field with no damage to the airplane and no injuries to the pilot. Lockheed martin flight service initiated search and rescue for N67483 as it was overdue in kalo.
Milledgeville, IL is approximately 130 nautical miles east of waterloo, IA.
The nearest airport to 25320 buell rd, Milledgeville, IL is the whiteside county airport (ksqi) in sterling, IL. Ksqi was reporting the weather around the time of the incident as follows:
Ksqi 010015Z auto 00000KT 10SM clr 27/23 A2998 rmk A01
Ksqi 010035Z auto 14004KT 10SM clr 26/22 A2998 rmk AO1
Ksqi is approximately 10 miles south of the landing point of N67483.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF N67482 WHEN HE PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING INTO A BEAN FIELD DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS HOLDER OF STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND HAS LOGGED 23 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ON HIS FIRST SOLO CROSS COUNTRY IN N67482 A CESSNA 152 AIRCRAFT. THE FIRST LEG WAS FROM WATERLOO REGIONAL AIRPORT, WATERLOO, IOWA (KALO) TO FORT DODGE REGIONAL AIRPORT, FORT DODGE, IOWA (KFOD). ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE THE FLIGHT TO KFOD WITHOUT INCIDENT. HE THEN DEPARTED KFOD FOR HIS RETURN FLIGHT TO KALO. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS USING THE SAME FLIGHT PLAN AND CHECK POINTS FOR HIS RETURN FLIGHT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT SOMEWHERE AFTER HIS THIRD CHECK POINT HE REALIZED HE WAS OFF COURSE. HE CHOSE TO STAY ON HIS HEADING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DID NOT MAKE ANY ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT THE SITUATION OR CONTACT ANYONE FOR HELP. HE STATED HE CROSSED THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND KNEW HE WAS OFF COURSE BUT CONTINUED FOR HOURS HEADING EAST UNTIL THE ENGINE STARTED TO SPUTTER. HE LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN THE BEAN FIELD IN FRONT OF HIM IN MILLEDGEVILLE, ILLINOIS.
THE AIRPLANE WAS LANDED IN A BEAN FIELD WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE AND NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT. LOCKHEED MARTIN FLIGHT SERVICE INITIATED SEARCH AND RESCUE FOR N67483 AS IT WAS OVERDUE IN KALO.
MILLEDGEVILLE, IL IS APPROXIMATELY 130 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF WATERLOO, IA.
THE NEAREST AIRPORT TO 25320 BUELL RD, MILLEDGEVILLE, IL IS THE WHITESIDE COUNTY AIRPORT (KSQI) IN STERLING, IL. KSQI WAS REPORTING THE WEATHER AROUND THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT AS FOLLOWS:
KSQI 010015Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 27/23 A2998 RMK A01
KSQI 010035Z AUTO 14004KT 10SM CLR 26/22 A2998 RMK AO1
KSQI IS APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES SOUTH OF THE LANDING POINT OF N67483.