# Accident 20180630015799A: Cessna 152, Panama City, FL, June 30, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2018, 10:45 local time
- Place: Panama City, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3525° N, 85.8411° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3525&lon=-85.8411&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89887, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N89887) (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: 198 total, 67 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA419](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA419) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180630015799A

## Narrative

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

PILOT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF RPM AND A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE AFTER INITIATING A SHALLOW DESCENT FROM 2000 FEET.  PILOT WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN RPM AFTER ADJUSTING THROTTLE AND LEANING MIXTURE.  PILOT CHOSE TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD.  ON TOUCHDOWN, NOSE WHEEL DUG INTO THE SAND  AND COLLAPSED.  THE AIRCRAFT'S MOMENTUM CAUSED IT TO FLIP OVER ON ITS BACK.

## 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 GAA18CA419](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA419), Jun 30, 2018: Cessna 152 (N89887), Panama City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper preflight fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent total loss of engine power.

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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