20161020020939I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 152 · Leesburg, FL · October 20, 2016

Date: October 20, 2016 · 10:00 local
Place: Leesburg, FL
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N49772
Reported as: Cessna 152
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-235 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 220 total56 in this make and model

N49772Registration cancelled May 30, 2018 · Cessna 152S/N 15283510 · Built 1979 Airframe modelCessna 152 Engine 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.

N49772, Cessna 152, was in right-closed traffic for runway 03 and cleared for a touch and go. After turning base the pilot advised that he lost power and would have to land short of the runway near the lake. No further communication was made with N49772. The aircraft landed short of the runway in the lake. Emergency vehicles responded and the pilot was extracted from the airplane. The pilot was un-injured.

As the FAA filed it

N49772, CESSNA 152, WAS IN RIGHT-CLOSED TRAFFIC FOR RUNWAY 03 AND CLEARED FOR A TOUCH AND GO. AFTER TURNING BASE THE PILOT ADVISED THAT HE LOST POWER AND WOULD HAVE TO LAND SHORT OF THE RUNWAY NEAR THE LAKE. NO FURTHER COMMUNICATION WAS MADE WITH N49772. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY IN THE LAKE. EMERGENCY VEHICLES RESPONDED AND THE PILOT WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT WAS UN-INJURED.