20171216021169A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Ochopee, FL · December 16, 2017

Date: December 16, 2017 · 13:20 local
Place: Ochopee, FL
Airport: Big Cypress Oasis Ranger Stati
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator: XVES
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N95550
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA18LA050
Reported as: Cessna 152
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-235 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 5 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

N95550Registration cancelled Apr 17, 2019 · Cessna 152S/N 15285918 · Built 1984 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.

Aircraft made an emergency landing at big Cypress Oasis Ranger station airfield (9FL7) after engine failure at 4000 ft. on the approach, the aircraft landing gear impacted perimeter fence located at approximately 212 feet from the approach end of runway 18. The aircraft touched down approximately 28 feet from that fence and came to rest approximately 96 feet short of the runway, facing 260 degrees. The pilot and passenger were not injured and there was no post crash fire. The aircraft has substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT BIG CYPRESS OASIS RANGER STATION AIRFIELD (9FL7) AFTER ENGINE FAILURE AT 4000 FT. ON THE APPROACH, THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR IMPACTED PERIMETER FENCE LOCATED AT APPROXIMATELY 212 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 18. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 28 FEET FROM THAT FENCE AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 96 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY, FACING 260 DEGREES. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED AND THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT HAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA18LA050Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEverglades City, FLThe loose nut connecting the mixture control cable to the mixture control arm, which resulted in the pilot’s inability to control the mixture and the subsequent total loss of engine power.Dec 16, 2017 · Substantial damage