ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 360397
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| Date: | Sunday 29 May 1994 |
| Time: | 21:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Lanes Valley Forge Aviation |
| Registration: | N68186 |
| MSN: | 15282171 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Spring City, PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Cumberland, MD (CBE |
| Collegeville, PA (N10) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT WAS CRUISING TO HIS DESTINATION AIRPORT, WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. HE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE, BUT HE WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN POWER. HE INITIATED A FORCED LANDING TO A FIELD, BUT THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A TREE DURING THE LANDING. AN FAA INSPECTOR EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE AND OBSERVED THAT THE FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY. THE AIRPLANE WAS REMOVED FROM THE FIELD, AND THE FAA CONDUCTED A SUCCESSFUL ENGINE START AND RUN-UP. THE FAA REPORT STATED: 'PILOT MISCALCULATED FLIGHT TIME FLOWN DURING A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT.'
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER INFLIGHT PLANNING AND INACCURATE FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS, RESULTING IN FUEL SUPPLY EXHAUSTION, LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, AND THE SUBSEQUENT COLLISION WITH TREES DURING A FORCED LANDING.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC94LA096
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Mar-2024 06:55 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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