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By Beacon Journal staff
POSTED: 09:32 p.m. EDT, Jun 13, 2009
A Kent State University air made an emergency landing this morning and ended up on Fishcreek Road in Stow.
The plane, a two-seat Cessna 152, was being used for a flight lesson from the university-run airport in Stow when it lost power, officials said.
Daniel Dzurec, an aeronautical systems major at KSU, was flying the plane, but the instructor, Rob Dumovic took over when the plane started losing power, authorities said.
Thomas Neumann, a spokesman for the university, said Dumovic landed the plane safely.
There were no injuries and there was no damage to the plane, which landed about 9:45 a.m., he said.
Efforts to contact Dzurec and Dumovic for comment were unsuccessful.
The university said it was ''very proud of Dumovic's expertise and professionalism.'''
Dumovic had recently earned first place in a power-off landing competition sponsored by the National Intercollegiate Flying Association, which tests pilots in the same kind of situation.
According to KentNewsNet.com, the airplane had a normal takeoff by Dzurec, but then the power dropped to 50 percent, then to 20 percent. That's when Dumovic took over.
The online article said Dumovic started to turn back to the airport and called by radio to let the airport know that they were coming back, but then he figured out they weren't going to make it to the airport, so he looked for another option.
Dumovic headed south on Fishcreek, dodged some power lines and road signs, lined up between traffic and put on the brakes. He coasted the plane and ended up next to Sto-Kent Family Entertainment complex.
Dumovic has been an instructor for two years and has been flying airplanes since 2003.
The Federal Aviation Administration is looking into the incident.
A Kent State University air made an emergency landing this morning and ended up on Fishcreek Road in Stow.
The plane, a two-seat Cessna 152, was being used for a flight lesson from the university-run airport in Stow when it lost power, officials said.
Daniel Dzurec, an aeronautical systems major at KSU, was flying the plane, but the instructor, Rob Dumovic took over when the plane started losing power, authorities said.
Thomas Neumann, a spokesman for the university, said Dumovic landed the plane safely.
There were no injuries and there was no damage to the plane, which landed about 9:45 a.m., he said.
Efforts to contact Dzurec and Dumovic for comment were unsuccessful.
The university said it was ''very proud of Dumovic's expertise and professionalism.'''
Dumovic had recently earned first place in a power-off landing competition sponsored by the National Intercollegiate Flying Association, which tests pilots in the same kind of situation.
According to KentNewsNet.com, the airplane had a normal takeoff by Dzurec, but then the power dropped to 50 percent, then to 20 percent. That's when Dumovic took over.
The online article said Dumovic started to turn back to the airport and called by radio to let the airport know that they were coming back, but then he figured out they weren't going to make it to the airport, so he looked for another option.
Dumovic headed south on Fishcreek, dodged some power lines and road signs, lined up between traffic and put on the brakes. He coasted the plane and ended up next to Sto-Kent Family Entertainment complex.
Dumovic has been an instructor for two years and has been flying airplanes since 2003.
The Federal Aviation Administration is looking into the incident.
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Posted 10:05 PM, 06/13/2009
Yeaaa, Your #1! What skill!
Kent, OH
Posted 11:07 PM, 06/13/2009
Probably about the best area to put one down, if a runway is not an option. Way to go!
Akron, Oh
Posted 05:59 AM, 06/14/2009
Yeah...he was trying to go around me in a no passing zone. He had no horn, no turn signal and was right up on my bumper.Needs a muffler too.
Akron, OH
Posted 06:56 AM, 06/14/2009
"A Kent State University air made an emergency landing..."
Come on, Leaking Urinal... Time for an editor to fix that obvious error.
Aside from that, excellent job to the flight instructor. And a pre-emptive 'shut it' to anyone living in Stow who chose to buy a house or rent in the vicinity of the airport. Yes, they could have crashed on your low/middle class homes. But they didn't. Buy/rent away from a known airport next time, and quit griping if you're so worried a Cessna is going to hit your home.
Smyrna, TN
Posted 08:17 AM, 06/14/2009
Anyone aware of undetectable water in the fuel tanks of the Cessna 152? Tests pouring red dyed water into the fuel tanks as the aircraft sat in its normal ground attitude went undetected at the sump drains. A letter about the results of the tank tests was sent to the FAA on October 29, 2003. No response from the FAA. Here is a link to the letter and tank tests:
http://sumpthis.com/10292003lettertofaafsdonashville/faafsdonashvilleletter10292003.htm
http://sumpthis.com/cessna150andcessna152tanktest/cessna150tankandcessna152tanktest.htm
Could undetectable water in the fuel tanks played a role in this engine failure?
Posted 09:16 AM, 06/14/2009
Nancy- I am with you there... The airport was built way before any housing developments. So there should never be any complaints about living next to an airport if it was there first. Why would someone buy a house and then say "Hey, there's an airport next to me making noise!" Duhhh
Barnsville, Ohio
Posted 12:28 PM, 06/14/2009
I use to live on Fishcreek Rd. and its not even close to the Kent Airport about a mile airwise
east of airport. Good job by the instructor.
Doylestown, OH
Posted 07:14 PM, 06/14/2009
On a wing and a prayer literally, nice job, I would fly with that guy anytime!
Akron, OH
Posted 07:35 PM, 06/14/2009
This instructor practices what he preaches.
Life or death situation, and they used their knowledge, and kept their cool.
akron, oh
Posted 07:46 PM, 06/14/2009
Nancy YOU must be an idiot-you have never driven down N. River Road which abutts the backside of the airport-only $400-500 thousand dollar homes there. Stow CC is right across the street. I grew up in Stow and we lived in a direct flight path over the airport, watch a couple of planes come in REAL low but no crashes-did have a hot air balloon land in our yard though-that was cool. All Stow is now is Hudson South for folks who can't quite afford Hudson. Diffently NOT low income.
Akron, Oh
Posted 08:01 PM, 06/14/2009
Someone out there, somewhere, will say this is Mayor Plusquellic's fault. idiots.
akron, oh
Posted 08:06 PM, 06/14/2009
Well of course Hi there- it IS the Mayors fault-he probably was jet setting around as usual and blocked this poor guy from getting back to the airport locally. lol love your post and Lost Lives too.
Akron, OH
Posted 11:46 PM, 06/14/2009
Sumpthiscom - My two cents, I'm thinking probably not water, but I don't have anymore information than what the paper reported. I do have a lot of time in small Cessna's, and it takes more than a few drops of water from condensation to stop the motor. I'm not in the NTSB or the FAA, so I'm limited in statistics... but from what I have read and seen, when you get a lot of water in the tanks its usually from an aircraft sitting long lengths of time and/or sitting out with bad seals in the tank (rain water leaking in). KSU hangers all of their aircraft, so they don't sit out usually and they don't go more than a day without logging flight time. I'm just as curious as you are on what caused the power loss, but doubt we'll ever find out.
Great job by the instructor to get the aircraft safely on the ground. Keep up the good work KSU flight program with producing safe and proficient pilots.
Posted 06:52 AM, 06/15/2009
The airport was there before the houses. I remember when they built the houses then complained about the airport activities. Not real bright. As far as an off airport landing, they just dont happen near airports. They happen where airplane power plants fail. Power plant failures are few and the inspections and manditory rebuilt times are required on all airplanes. The level of maintenance on an airplane is much higher than on you auto.
Good going flight instructor. You did the job well and presented your self well on TV. Lets hope the perception of pilots was raised by your actions. It is all about perception now a days not facts.
Columbus, OH
Posted 09:17 AM, 06/15/2009
I live near the airport and see and hear planes all the time, and you know what? It is not a problem, the planes ae small and make little noise. No big deal and I have no more of a fear of a plane crashing into my house than if I lived anywhere else.
Great job by the instructor to put it down safe for EVERYONE.
cuy. falls, oh
Posted 09:45 AM, 06/15/2009
Wonder what Joes or Johnnys charged for that tow bill back to airport. Ill bet it was not cheap
akron, oh
Posted 03:06 PM, 06/15/2009
Maybe the just wanted to stop in for some bowling and brewskis.
Posted 03:27 PM, 06/15/2009
Trapped Water
Ryan,
Thank you for your comment. You are relating how water gets into a Cessna fuel tank and you may be right on topic. I am about how you get the water out of the Cessna fuel tank no matter how it gets in and no matter the quantity. Fact is the sump drains do not work as certified. While prevention of fuel contamination is great, positive detection and elimination is better. A simple test of pouring red dyed water into the fuel tank is easy to do. Perform a test on a Cessna 152 and you may have better insight about the problem of undetectable water in the Cessna 152 fuel tank.
The following is direct quotes from the NTSB:
"In a nutshell, NTSB has asserted that with certain aircraft, even if the pilot performs a careful preflight, and even if he were to go to extreme additional measures, he still could not remove all the water that may have seeped into his fuel tanks."
"All three ways are dangerous, since even if the condensation water only amounts to an ounce, this is sufficient to cause engine stoppage if it all goes to the engine at once. "Bad gas" from an FBO or rainwater leakage can put many ounces--even gallons--into an airplane's fuel system."
Ryan,another way water may enter a fuel tank is sabotage. So no matter how water gets into a Cessna fuel tank and no matter the quantity, it must be positively detected and eliminated during the pre-flight of the aircraft.
Water arrives in a fuel system in any of three ways. It may be pumped into the tanks with the gas by an FBO--a possibility that may be rare, but too common to ignore. It may leak through faulty caps when the plane is parked in the rain. It may condense from humid air.
Posted 03:57 PM, 06/15/2009
Ryan,
The following post(thread) is from the Cessna 170 International Club about the crash of a Cessna 152 in Fresno, CA. The poster is with the FAA, AWP/FAT/FSDO-17
voorheesh » Wed Mar 11, 2009 1:27 am
This entire thread and the link to the Cessna sump test have been forwarded to the NTSB and a west coast FAA office investigating an engine failure in a Cessna 152 that occurred in California about 3 weeks ago. The airplane had been parked on a ramp with pretty heavy rain occuring for about 3 days. It flew an instructional flight for about 45 minutes without anomalies and then had a sudden engine failure while climbing after a touch and go. Neither the CFI or student were injured. The airplane was found inverted with about 10 gallons of fuel remaining in each wing tank and no sign of water. A significant amount of water was found in the gascolator. The CFI conducted the preflight and did not take a sample from the gascolator. He pulled the lever and let the gas go onto the ramp relating that it looked like gas. He did take a sample out of both wing sump drains and did not observe water. A possible lesson from this is to take several samples after an airplane sits in rain and carefully check for water (smell/make sure the cup is not full of water which may look like avgas). Don't just let the gascolator sample fall on the ramp. Put a cup under it and check.
The NTSB investigator was not aware of the Tennessee study and found both it and the comments by participants on this site to be very relevant to his investigation. He had been leaning towards carb ice until he read this material. I know that many could care less and others might be upset that a governmental agency would borrow the expertise that comes out of the cessna 170 site, but I am sure we all want to learn from accidents and be safe. I mention this only to let everyone know that your inputs are much appreciated.voorheesh
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Akron, OH
Posted 09:13 PM, 06/15/2009
Well its nice to know that one of these threads is becoming useful and not turning into the typical arguing and bashing like many of the other topics.
Thanks Sumpthiscom for the input. I always taught my students to catch the water from the bottom sumps, smell, and check for color. Another useful method was to put water into your sump sample, if it was a good fuel sample then you should see the water you added in the bottom of the cup. Food for thought. :) Good day to you.
akron, oh
Posted 09:24 AM, 06/16/2009
olfuzzster
YOU "DEFINITELY" CAN'T SPELL
Uniontown, OH
Posted 12:56 PM, 06/16/2009
whtz wong wit peaple whoe canc spel?
akron, oh
Posted 02:13 PM, 06/16/2009
Sorry-if the ABJ would include a spell check most of these posts would make more sense. Funny your comment comes from a person who combined two words into one that isn't a word-"Onlyme" Try Only me for correct grammer.
akron, oh
Posted 02:31 PM, 06/16/2009
@olfuzzster: "Try Only me for correct grammer."
How about, try "grammar" for correct "grammer?"
Akron, OH
Posted 04:06 PM, 06/17/2009
I had just dropped my kids off at my grandmas and I was driving down Fishcreek...I saw cars coming at me and they were all pulling to the side of the road...I didn't hear any sirens so I looked in my rearview mirror and the plane was RIGHT BEHIND ME! I freaked out and pulled over as quickly as possible-I was the only car still driving down the road (I was listening to my music loud lol) I have never experienced such a scared feeling as seeing a plane in my rearview mirror-I wonder how long the plane was behind me before I noticed? I feel lucky that noone, including myself, was injured. A big thanks to the pilot for being so cautious and doing a great job avoiding something that could have ended up tragic!
