This is an amazing story of how events unfold in a crash. Maybe some of you would like to fly with this young lady.
NTSB Identification: CHI05LA067 14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation Accident occurred Thursday, February 03, 2005 in Sturtevant, WI Aircraft: Cessna 152, registration: N68714 Injuries: 1 Uninjured. This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. On February 3, 2005, at 1500 central standard time, a Cessna 152, N68714, experienced a nose gear collapse during a precautionary landing in a field in Sturtevant, Wisconsin. The student pilot was not injured. The airplane received substantial damage. The 14 CFR Part 91 solo instructional flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions and a visual flight rules flight plan was filed. The flight departed from the Rock County Airport (JVL), Janesville, Wisconsin, at 1255, with an intended destination of Witmann Regional Airport (OSH), Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The pilot stated the accident occurred during a solo cross county flight. She stated the flight was planned from the Waukegan Regional Airport (UGN), Waukegan, Illinois, to JVL, to OSH, then back to UGN. She stated she flew uneventfully to JVL where she topped off the airplane with 26 gallons of fuel. The pilot stated that approximately 15 to 20 minutes after departing JVL, she dialed in the OSH very high frequency omnirange navigational equipement (VOR), but was unable to pick up a signal. She stated she then tried to listen to the OSH automated terminal information service (ATIS), at which time she realized that the aircraft radios were not working. The pilot stated since OSH was a controlled field she decided to return to UNG instead of going to OSH. The pilot stated she was over Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, when she made this decision. She stated she turned south and flew west of Milwaukee at 2,000 feet mean sea level (msl) then turned to follow the highway to UGN. She stated she then noticed that the fuel gauges were indicating that the fuel tanks were empty. The pilot stated she knew the airplane should have had plenty of fuel, but she thought that maybe a fuel cap was left off when the airplane was fueled or that the airplane was losing fuel for some other reason. She stated she started looking for a field in which to land when she realized that the Sylvania Airport (C89) was about 2 miles in front of her. The pilot stated that at this time she did not realize that there was a problem with the electrical system. The pilot stated she was too high to make a straight in approach to land on runway 28, so she decided to make a right traffic pattern entry for runway 08. She stated she lowered the flap handle while in the traffic pattern, but the flaps did not extend. The pilot stated she tried to turn onto final approach at an altitude of about 300 feet above the ground, but the airplane wouldn't turn. She stated the airplane would yaw, but it wouldn't bank. She stated she knew she was not going to make it to the runway so she located a field in which to land. The pilot stated that as she was heading to the field, the stall warning horn sounded so she lowered the nose of the airplane. She stated the field had a slight rise so she held the airplane off the ground as long as possible. The nose gear contacted snow during the landing, and the nose gear collapsed. Post accident inspection of the airplane by inspectors from the Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Federal Aviation Administration Flight Standards District Office, revealed corrosion was present at the wiring connectors on the master switch. The inspectors also established continuity of the flight control system. Index for Feb2005 <AccList.asp?month=2&year=2005> | Index of months <Month.asp> <<...OLE_Obj...>> <<...OLE_Obj...>> Bottom of Form 0
