- Date
- February 17, 1992, 17:58 local (22:58 UTC)
- Place
- Naples, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N24211Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 12, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920217002999A
- Case key
- 8558
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Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and his failure to refuel at his last departure point, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and engine stoppage.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The private pilot, on vacation from england, had rented th e airplane for a personal, cross-country flight in south Florida. He estimated the fuel endurance to be 4.3 hours. On the final leg of the x-c, he observed his fuel supply getting low, but still attempted to reach his destination. About 15 miles from the airport, the fuel supply was exhausted, and the engine quit. During the subsequent forced landing, the nose wheel collapsed on the rough terrain, and the airplane was substantially damaged. The pilot made no attempt to refuel at his intermediate stop.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N24211
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15280151
- Airframe hours
- 6,429
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Naples Air Center, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Naples Air Center, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · January 27, 1992 · 71 hours before
- Departed
- VRB · Vero Beach, FL
- Destination
- APF · Naples, FL
- Flight plan
- VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 157 total · 79 in this make and model · 17 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- APF, 15 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.