19971118038949A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Palatka, FL · November 18, 1997

Date: November 18, 1997 · 10:42 local
Place: Palatka, FL
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N68327
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA98LA034
Reported as: Cessna 152
Reported engine: Lycoming O235L2C
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 30 total30 in this make and model

N68327Registration cancelled Nov 13, 2014 · Cessna 152S/N 15282259 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna 152 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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Engine quit enroute. Tore off nose gear landing in a swamp. Oil dipsstick came off. Failed to secure it on prefligh (-23) student pilot on cross country from gainsville FL. To daytona beach FL. Crashed in swampy area near Palatka FL. After the engine siezed in cruise flight. FAA on scene investigation revealed no oil remaining in engine; underside of fuselage & horizontal stabilizer soaked with engine oil. Oil dip stick missing from holder. Student pilot told FAA investigator he failed to install the dip stick properly at preflight. Corrective action: student to receive additional instruction.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ENROUTE. TORE OFF NOSE GEAR LANDING IN A SWAMP. OIL DIPSSTICK CAME OFF. FAILED TO SECURE IT ON PREFLIGH (-23) STUDENT PILOT ON CROSS COUNTRY FROM GAINSVILLE FL. TO DAYTONA BEACH FL. CRASHED IN SWAMPY AREA NEAR PALATKA FL. AFTER THE ENGINE SIEZED IN CRUISE FLIGHT. FAA ON SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO OIL REMAINING IN ENGINE; UNDERSIDE OF FUSELAGE & HORIZONTAL STABILIZER SOAKED WITH ENGINE OIL. OIL DIP STICK MISSING FROM HOLDER. STUDENT PILOT TOLD FAA INVESTIGATOR HE FAILED TO INSTALL THE DIP STICK PROPERLY AT PREFLIGHT. CORRECTIVE ACTION: STUDENT TO RECEIVE ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTION.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB MIA98LA034Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPalatka, FLthe student pilot's failure to properly secure the oilcap/dipstick within it's integral oil filler tube during his preflight inspection.Nov 18, 1997 · Substantial damage