- Date
- August 1, 1993, 20:30 local (Aug 2, 1993, 01:30 UTC)
- Place
- Marion, IA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N49899Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report August 17, 1994
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930801027419A
- Case key
- 9260
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Probable cause
the failure of the pilot to refuel prior to fuel exhaustion.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported a loss of power following an aborted VFR landing approach at Marion. The airplane nosed over during the subsequent forced landing in a field. Examination of the airplane showed fuel in the fuel line, but only one gallon(total) was drained from the fuel tanks. The airplane's operating handbook lists the unusable fuel as 1.5 gallons. No postaccident mechanical anomalies were discovered with the engine or the fuel system.
Factual narrative
On August 1, 1993, about 2030 central daylight time, a Cessna 152 airplane, N49899, sustained substantial damage during a forced landing to a field near the Marion Airport, Marion, Iowa. The commercial pilot and sole passenger aboard were not injured. The personal flight operated without flight plan under 14 CFR Part 91 in visual meteorological conditions. The flight departed Hannibal, Missouri, about 1830.
The pilot reported a loss of engine power following an aborted landing approach at Marion. The airplane nosed over during the subsequent forced landing in a field.
Examination of the airplane revealed fuel in the fuel line, but only one gallon(total)of fuel was drained from the fuel tanks. The airplane operating handbook lists the total fuel capacity as 26 gallons, with 1.5 gallons unusable.
No postaccident mechanical anomalies were discovered with the engine or fuel system.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N49899
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15281381
- Airframe hours
- 5,446
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2CM, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- P & N Flight And Charter Corp.
- Registered owner
- P & N Flight And Charter Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 11, 1993 · 95 hours before
- Departed
- HAE · Hannibal, MO
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificates
- Commercial, Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 522 total · 200 in this make and model · 399 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.