# NTSB DEN01LA011: Cessna 152, N95262, Roswell, NM, November 7, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: November 6, 2000, 17:47 local (Nov 7, 2000, 00:47 UTC) - Place: Roswell, NM - Coordinates: 33.639644, -104.380371 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6396&lon=-104.3804&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 1, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 50606 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN01LA011 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/50606/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA011 ## Probable cause the flight instructor's failure to adequately preflight the airplane, which resulted in the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. A contributing factor was the dark night light condition. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, approach - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (cause) - aircraft preflight - inadequate, pilot in command(cfi) (cause) - Forced landing, emergency descent/landing - light condition - night (contributing factor) - In flight collision with object, emergency descent/landing - object - wire,transmission - terrain condition - open field ## Analysis During approach, the engine stopped producing power, and the flight instructor performed a night forced landing to a "dark area." During the forced landing, the airplane impacted a transmission wire. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed 1 pint of fuel remaining in each wing tank. The flight instructor said that he watched his student perform the preflight, but was distracted by a conversation with a fellow employee. The flight instructor said that he did not visually check the fuel tanks himself. ## Factual narrative On November 6, 2000, at 1747 mountain standard time, a Cessna 152, N95262, was substantially damaged during a forced landing following a loss of engine power near Roswell, New Mexico. The flight instructor and his student were not injured. Great Southwest Aviation, Inc., Roswell, New Mexico, was operating the airplane under Title 14 CFR Part 91. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local, instructional flight that originated approximately 30 minutes before the accident. The flight instructor had not filed a flight plan. According to the flight instructor, while approaching the airport, the engine stopped producing power, and he performed a night forced landing to a "dark area." During the forced landing, the airplane impacted a transmission wire. Subsequently, during the landing sequence, the left wing and left horizontal stabilizer were damaged. Postaccident examination of the airplane by a mechanic revealed 1 pint of fuel remaining in each wing tank. The flight instructor said that he watched his student perform the preflight, but was distracted by a conversation with a fellow employee. The flight instructor said that he did not visually check the fuel tanks himself. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N95262](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95262-2003-12-01), registration cancelled 2003-12-01, S/N 15285869, built 1984 (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: 15285869 - Airframe hours: 5848 - Engines: Lycoming O-235 125 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Great Southwest Aviation, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility - Last inspection: 100 hour, November 1, 2000 - Departed: ROW ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 57; flight instructor, commercial, airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: right; flight hours: 3,025 total, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark - Wind: 170° at 12 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 7,000 ft overcast - Temperature: 126 °F, dew point 99 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: ROW, 6 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20001106027929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001106027929A), Nov 6, 2000: Cessna 152, Roswell, NM, Substantial damage. (-23) On November 6, 2000, at 1748 MST, a Cessna 152, N95262, sustained substantial damage during a forced landing in a chili field 1/2 mile east of the… From the NTSB's public API. 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