# Incident 19960530018359I: Cessna 152, Sanford, FL, May 30, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1996, 17:26 local time
- Place: Sanford, FL
- Airport: Central Florida Regional Airport
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.7845° N, 81.2761° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sanford, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7845&lon=-81.2761&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6554L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6554L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,375 total, 600 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960530018359I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND PRIVATE PILOT WERE PREPARING FOR A COMMERCIAL PILOT FLIGHT TEST SCHEDULED THAT FOLLOWING DAY. WHILE RETURNING TO SANFORD AIRPORT, THE INSTRUCTOR SIMULATED AN ENGINE OUT EXERCISE AT 1,500' BY RETARDING THE THROTTLE AND APPLYING CARB HEAT. AT 700' AGL, THE INSTRUCTOR RESTORED POWER; HOWEVER, THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT POWER AVAILABLE TO SUSTAIN FLIGHT. THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA SELECTED DURING PRACTICE WAS USED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT DAMAGE OR INJURY. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE LOWER SPARK PLUGS WERE SEVERELY FOULED BY LEAD DEPOSITS. ENGINE OPERATION AFTER CLEANING THE PLUGS WAS SATISFACTORY. THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS INDICATED 70 HOURS OF OPERATION SINCE FEBRUARY 15, 1993. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN DOWN FOR REPAIRS AND FOR SALE FOR THE PREVIOUS YEARS WITH NUMEROUS SHORT GROUND RUNS ON THE ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECENTLY PURCHASED AND HAD FLOWN 13 HOURS SINCE THE ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS ACCOMPLISHED. CASE CLOSED.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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