# Accident 20220228003029A: Cessna 152, Madisionville, TN, February 28, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 2022, 17:18 local time
- Place: Madisionville, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5496° N, 84.3438° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5496&lon=-84.3438&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68218 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 541 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220228003029A

## Narrative

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

ON DESCENT, WHILE LINING UP FOR APPROACH, THE AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER. ENGINE CONTROLS WERE MANIPULATED TO REGAIN POWER, ENGINE POWER REMAINED LOST. PILOT LOCATED FIELD TO PERFORM LANDING. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN FIELD AND CAME TO A STOP WHEN IT HIT WOODED DEBRIS IN A GULLY APPROXIMATELY 560 FT FROM TOUCHDOWN IN THE FIELD. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE WOODED DEBRIS, CAUSING THE BOLTS TO SHEAR AND BECOME SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON ITSELF CRASHING INTO THE SAME DEBRIS. THE LEFT WING SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON THE LEADING EDGE, WING STRUT AND BECAME SLIGHTLY SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE. AIRCRAFT WAS LEAKING FUEL FROM THE LEFT WING. THE RIGHT WING SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON THE LEADING EDGE. THE UNDERSIDE OF THE ENGINE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE LOWER COWLING IMPACTED THE DEBRIS AREA.

## 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 ERA22LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA139), Feb 28, 2022: Cessna 152 (N68218), Madisonville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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