- Date
- August 26, 1992, 19:15 local (Aug 27, 1992, 00:15 UTC)
- Place
- Harrisburg, AR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2659ZCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report June 30, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920826033089A
- Case key
- 18562
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Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate visual lookout while maneuvering at low altitude.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that he had descended to 100 feet AGL in order to allow the passenger to inspect his crops for wind damage. As the airplane was making a pass down the field, it struck 30 foot high electrical wires. Following the wire strike, the pilot executed a forced landing because he could not maintain airspeed or altitude with the airplane's windshield out. During the landing roll the airplane nosed over. The pilot stated that he was aware of the power lines that ran parallel to his flight path, but did not see the ones that crossed the field.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2659Z
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15284521
- Airframe hours
- 5,038
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Sharp Aviation, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Sharp Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 17, 1992 · 24 hours before
- Departed
- JBR · Jonesboro, AR
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
- 27
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 72 total · 37 in this make and model · 12 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 140° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JBR, 15 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.