- Date
- March 6, 1985, 17:10 local (23:10 UTC)
- Place
- Kosse, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5526HCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850306008509A
- Case key
- 21689
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During a return flt from mckinney to college station, TX, the eng lost power & the plt made a forced landing on a road near Kosse, TX. On the landing roll, the eng began running again. After stopping, the plt elected to 'check it out.' He estimated 5 gals of fuel was remaining in each tank. He then added 4 gals more to each tank & operated the eng at various power settings for 30 mins & no discrepancies were noted, so he elected to fly to mexia. During takeoff at aprx 40 ft AGL, the eng lost power again. The acft then stalled, hit the ground left wing first & nosed forward. No reason for the loss of power was found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5526H
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15284115
- Airframe hours
- 1,700
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Executive Aircraft
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Destination
- TX06 · Mexia, TX
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
- 36
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 487 total · 53 in this make and model · 311 as pilot in command · 17 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CLL, 70 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.