What happened
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On Monday, December 15, 2025, at about 1000, in a Cessna 152 an emergency off airport landing was declared during climb out. IFR approaches were being practiced for currency with another pilot and no flight plan was filed. No damage to aircraft, engine suffered a catastrophic failure. Pilot is a CFI and flight originated from elp.
IFR approaches were completed with additional pilot, shot the runway 22 ILS, and then proceeded to do the DME arc VOR approach to runway 26L. Climbed to 6,000 feet or more when it was realized the climb was not performing as normal. Checked the engine temperatures and had no oil pressure. An emergency landing was made on poe road which parallels the pipeline on ft bliss army base.
After calling the El Paso approach controller, they were advised that the aircraft had landed without any damage to the aircraft.
The aircraft was disassembled and moved to the El Paso airport.
A large crack was found on the crank case, which caused the oil to leak out of the engine. Jrk
As the FAA filed it
ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2025, AT ABOUT 1000, IN A CESSNA 152 AN EMERGENCY OFF AIRPORT LANDING WAS DECLARED DURING CLIMB OUT. IFR APPROACHES WERE BEING PRACTICED FOR CURRENCY WITH ANOTHER PILOT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT, ENGINE SUFFERED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. PILOT IS A CFI AND FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM ELP.
IFR APPROACHES WERE COMPLETED WITH ADDITIONAL PILOT, SHOT THE RUNWAY 22 ILS, AND THEN PROCEEDED TO DO THE DME ARC VOR APPROACH TO RUNWAY 26L. CLIMBED TO 6,000 FEET OR MORE WHEN IT WAS REALIZED THE CLIMB WAS NOT PERFORMING AS NORMAL. CHECKED THE ENGINE TEMPERATURES AND HAD NO OIL PRESSURE. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE ON POE ROAD WHICH PARALLELS THE PIPELINE ON FT BLISS ARMY BASE.
AFTER CALLING THE EL PASO APPROACH CONTROLLER, THEY WERE ADVISED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD LANDED WITHOUT ANY DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.
THE AIRCRAFT WAS DISASSEMBLED AND MOVED TO THE EL PASO AIRPORT.
A LARGE CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE CRANK CASE, WHICH CAUSED THE OIL TO LEAK OUT OF THE ENGINE. JRK
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