ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 387523
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| Date: | Friday 4 August 2000 |
| Time: | 20:05 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Flight Training Ltd. |
| Registration: | N7385W |
| MSN: | 15284502 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7212 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Arthur, ND -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fargo, ND (KFAR) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane sustained substantial damage on impact with crops and terrain during a forced landing following an in-flight loss of engine power. The pilot was uninjured. The pilot said he felt he had the runway made and set up for a slightly wide base leg to lose excess altitude. He said that on final, the approach looked good but slightly high, so he lowered 10 degrees of flaps. He stated that it then appeared the glide was going to be short. The pilot further said, 'Realizing I would not make the runway I banked slightly to the left in an attempt to land in the soybean field east of the corn field I was over. Just before impact I flared slightly and the aircraft struck the corn field and nosed over, landing on its back. I was uninjured and exited the aircraft.' A Federal Aviation Administration inspector performed an on-scene examination of the wreckage. The inspector's report states, 'Prior to engine test run and after aircraft was turned right side up, approximately one teaspoon of water was drained from sumps. Possible fuel contamination suspected. Static engine test run was satisfactory.'
Probable Cause: the water contamination found in the fuel and the pilot misjudging his altitude during the emergency procedure. A factor was the terrain condition of the corn crop.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI00LA245
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 October 1990 | N7385W | Private | 0 | Crookston, MN | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-May-2024 09:51 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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