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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Wakefield, VA · July 25, 2019

Date: July 25, 2019 · 12:00 local
Place: Wakefield, VA
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N47028
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA19TA235
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: 235 total235 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

N47028Registered now · Cessna 152S/N 15283159 Airframe modelCessna 152 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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Pilot performing touch & goes, landed runway 20 and was throttling back up when aircraft experienced engine loss. Aircraft clipped a perimeter fence and landed in between the roadway and the perimeter fence. Aircraft was towed to the ramp.

Investigation found about 1/2 a gallon of water in the remaining portions of the fuel available to test. The carburetor and lowest sump point were full of water. The pilot sumped about 7 times removing water on preflight.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT PERFORMING TOUCH & GOES, LANDED RUNWAY 20 AND WAS THROTTLING BACK UP WHEN AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED ENGINE LOSS. AIRCRAFT CLIPPED A PERIMETER FENCE AND LANDED IN BETWEEN THE ROADWAY AND THE PERIMETER FENCE. AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE RAMP.

INVESTIGATION FOUND ABOUT 1/2 A GALLON OF WATER IN THE REMAINING PORTIONS OF THE FUEL AVAILABLE TO TEST. THE CARBURETOR AND LOWEST SUMP POINT WERE FULL OF WATER. THE PILOT SUMPED ABOUT 7 TIMES REMOVING WATER ON PREFLIGHT.

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 ERA19TA235Accident · No injuriesClass 3Final reportWakefield, VAThe pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which failed to detect and remove all water from fuel, and maintenance personnel’s unapproved repair of the right wing fuel cap, which resulted in fuel contamination and a subsequent partial loss of engine power…Jul 25, 2019 · Substantial damage