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May 30, 1994 · Cessna 152 · N68186

Spring City, PA

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
May 30, 1994
Injury Outcomes
1 injury (1 minor injury), 1 uninjured
Location
Spring City, PA
Aircraft
Cessna 152
Tail Number
N68186
Injuries
Minor
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
NYC94LA096

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.'

NTSB 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.

Full Narrative

On Saturday, May 29, 1994, at 2015 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 152, N68186, registered to Lanes Valley Forge Aviation, Inc., and piloted by Edward Bogdanow, sustained substantial damage, during a forced landing in Spring City, Pennsylvania. The pilot was not injured, and the passenger received minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The flight was being conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The pilot was completing a flight from Cumberland, Maryland, destined for the Perkiomen Valley Airport, Collegeville, Pennsylvania. He stated that he was in cruise flight, when the engine suddenly quit. There had been no problems prior to this event. He attempted to restart the engine, while he was preparing for a forced landing. He located a field and attempted to land in it, but according to his statement, "I was too high on final for...the field," and the airplane collided with trees. Prior to the impact, the engine restarted momentarily and then quit again. Jesse Kern, Aviation Safety Inspector for the Federal Aviation Administration, examined the wreckage and determined that the fuel tanks were not ruptured and were empty. Inspector Thomas J. Kerr stated on FAA Form 8020-16, "Fuel exhaustion - Pilot miscalculated flight time flown during a cross country flight." FAA Airworthiness Inspector, Joseph Radosky, conducted an engine start and run-up. He stated, "Engine running rough because of bent propeller and the engine run [was] normal."

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time20:15 EDT
Nearest Airport0nm
Runway0
Flight Plan FiledNone
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftCessna 152
Tail NumberN68186
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsLycoming · O-235-L2C · Reciprocating · 110
Seats2

People & Injuries

Injury Summary1 injury (1 minor injury), 1 uninjured
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor1
Uninjured1
Total2
Crew 1Age 42 · Third Class

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDusk
Wind270° @ 10 kt
Visibility12 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point0 C
Altimeter0
Weather SourcePILO

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