19880714027599A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Gallup, NM · July 14, 1988

Date
July 14, 1988 · 13:30 local
Place
Gallup, NM
Airport
Gallup Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
KNFA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N48055
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN88LA156
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
94 total88 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Failed to properly lean mixture for high altitude takeoff. Mushed into a field and aircraft nosed over. Pilot skill

As the FAA filed it

FAILED TO PROPERLY LEAN MIXTURE FOR HIGH ALTITUDE TAKEOFF. MUSHED INTO A FIELD AND AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. PILOT SKILL

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.