# Accident 20190725016179A: Cessna 152, Wakefield, VA, July 25, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 2019, 12:00 local time
- Place: Wakefield, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9811° N, 77.0031° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9811&lon=-77.0031&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47028, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47028) (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 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 235 total, 235 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19TA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19TA235) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190725016179A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA19TA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19TA235), Jul 25, 2019: Cessna 152 (N47028), Wakefield, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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