ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 66499
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| Date: | Friday 17 July 2009 |
| Time: | 15:50 |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5440M |
| MSN: | 15284588 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Near Weslaco, Texas -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | t65 |
| t65 | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Aircraft reported engine problem and made a precautionary landing on an empty horse race track near Weslaco, Texas. An A&P/I.A. mechanic came to the site and discovered a spark plug wire had backed off the plug causing the engine roughness. All connections were checked and retorqued and given the all clear by the mechanic. The airplane departed safely without further event and landed back at it's home base.
Sources:
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.themonitor.com/articles/edcouch-28624-fixed-north.html]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jul-2009 10:59 | slowkid | Added |
| 03-Aug-2009 10:26 | hwy101 | Updated |
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