# NTSB CHI93LA292: Cessna 152, N49899, Marion, IA, August 2, 1993

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 1, 1993, 20:30 local (Aug 2, 1993, 01:30 UTC)
- Place: Marion, IA
- Coordinates: 42.029644, -91.579376 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0296&lon=-91.5794&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 17, 1994
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 9260
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI93LA292
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/9260/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA292

## Probable cause

the failure of the pilot to refuel prior to fuel exhaustion.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, go-around (vfr)
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (cause)
  - refueling - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- Nose over, landing - roll

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49899), registered now, S/N 15281381, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- 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: 15281381
- Airframe hours: 5446
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 43; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19930801027419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930801027419A), Aug 1, 1993: Cessna 152, Marion, IA, Substantial damage. Possible fuel exhaustion, landed in a field, aircraft tipped over on its side. (.4)the pilot reported a loss of power following an aborted VFR landing approach…

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.

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