# NTSB CEN15CA005: Cessna 152, N124RP, Arlington, TX, October 4, 2014 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: October 4, 2014, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC) - Place: Arlington, TX - Coordinates: 32.690021, -97.119071 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6900&lon=-97.1191&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Maneuvering: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 1, 2015 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - NTSB case key (mKey): 90227 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN15CA005 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/90227/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=90227 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA005 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadequate flight preparation and navigation during a training flight resulting in collision with low wires. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Planning/preparation: flight planning/navigation](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061025): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 152, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061025/cases.md?model=2071835), [All aircraft, 179 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061025/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Maneuvering: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 152, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md?model=2071835), [All aircraft, 1,074 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot was practicing an engine out emergency maneuver with a student when the airplane collided with low wires. The wires came into contact with the airplane's windscreen, resulting in a large portion of the screen fractured. After the accident, the pilot stated that the power lines were barely visible even from the ground, and was surprised they had not been struck before by a crop duster or during another training flight. He said that balls or markers would have helped make the line more visible. He also offered that he could have scouted the area more thoroughly prior to the flight. ## Factual narrative The pilot was practicing an engine out emergency maneuver with a student pilot when the airplane collided with low wires. The wires came into contact with the airplane's windscreen, resulting in a large portion of the screen fractured. After the accident, the pilot stated that the power lines were barely visible even from the ground, and was surprised they had not been struck before by a crop duster or during another training flight. He said that balls or markers would have helped make the line more visible. He also offered that he could have scouted the area more thoroughly prior to the flight. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N124RP](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N124RP), registered now, S/N 15282139, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 152 (NO SERIES) - Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15282139 - Year built: 1978 - Airframe hours: 11468 - Engines: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES 115 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Peroyea John L II - Registered owner: Peroyea John L II - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, September 3, 2014 - Departed: 2TS6, Midlothian, TX - Destination: 2TS6, Midlothian, TX - Airport: FWS, Fort Worth Spinks Airport - Equipment: Stall warning system ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 62; injuries: none; flight instructor, private, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review March 1, 2013; seat: right; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 7,056 total, 2,200 in this make and model, 6,836 as pilot in command, 23 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 170° at 9 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 82 °F ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Incident 20141004020799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141004020799I), Oct 4, 2014: Cessna 152, Arlington, TX, Minor damage. On October 4, 2014, at 1700, a Cessna C-152 aircraft bearing registration number N124RP, the airplane struck a power line and then landed in a field at 8.5… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 20, 2015, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=90227. 6.9 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 4.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40426720&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Email Correspondence Regarding Damage Classification (item 2, .PDF, 624 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40426721&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Email%20Correspondence%20Regarding%20Damage%20Classification-Redacted.PDF - Photo 1 - Damaged Windscreen (item 3, .PDF, 2.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40426722&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%201%20-%20Damaged%20Windscreen-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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