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FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Boyd, TX · January 9, 1998

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Date
January 9, 1998 · 12:45 local
Place
Boyd, TX
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N757CH
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW98LA091
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,300 total700 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days
N757CHRegistration cancelled Feb 28, 2017 · Cessna 152S/N 15279629 · Built 1977Airframe modelCessna 152Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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Loss of power on descent. Bounced and stalled on rough field landing. Possible carb icing conditions. (.4)the instrument student was practicing standard rate (500 fpm) descents and climbs, and the flight had descended with the power at 2,000 RPM from 3,000 feet MSL to 1,500 feet MSL. When the student applied full throttle for the climb, the engine power did not increase. The flight instructor took the flight controls and applied carburetor heat; however, the power decreased through 1,500 RPM to 1,200 RPM. The field selected for the forced landing was rough and the airplane struck the ground and again became airborne. The flight instructor, observing a powerline and fence ahead of the airplane, flew the airplane under the powerline and over the fence. Subsequently, the airplane 'stalled' and impacted the ground. The NWS reported the temperature was 46.4 degrees fahrenheit with a dew point of 39.2 degrees fahrenheit and a relative humidity of 61 per cent. The icing probability curves showed the conditions to be favorable for serious carburetor icing. (-23) on January 9, 1998, at 1:05 pm, a Cessna 152 owned by bourn ammenson aviation, inc., crashed during an instrument training flight. The student pilot applied full power to initiate a climb, and the engine did not develop full power. The flight instructor initiated an emergency landing procedure. The Cessna touched down on up slope terrain, the nose wheel broke off, and the airplane came to a rest inverted. Visual meteorological conditions (VMC) prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged, and the instructor pilot and student pilot were not injured. The flight originated at hicks field on January 9, 1998, at 12:45 pm.

As the FAA filed it

LOSS OF POWER ON DESCENT. BOUNCED AND STALLED ON ROUGH FIELD LANDING. POSSIBLE CARB ICING CONDITIONS. (.4)THE INSTRUMENT STUDENT WAS PRACTICING STANDARD RATE (500 FPM) DESCENTS AND CLIMBS, AND THE FLIGHT HAD DESCENDED WITH THE POWER AT 2,000 RPM FROM 3,000 FEET MSL TO 1,500 FEET MSL. WHEN THE STUDENT APPLIED FULL THROTTLE FOR THE CLIMB, THE ENGINE POWER DID NOT INCREASE. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK THE FLIGHT CONTROLS AND APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT; HOWEVER, THE POWER DECREASED THROUGH 1,500 RPM TO 1,200 RPM. THE FIELD SELECTED FOR THE FORCED LANDING WAS ROUGH AND THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE GROUND AND AGAIN BECAME AIRBORNE. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, OBSERVING A POWERLINE AND FENCE AHEAD OF THE AIRPLANE, FLEW THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE POWERLINE AND OVER THE FENCE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRPLANE 'STALLED' AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE NWS REPORTED THE TEMPERATURE WAS 46.4 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT WITH A DEW POINT OF 39.2 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AND A RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 61 PER CENT. THE ICING PROBABILITY CURVES SHOWED THE CONDITIONS TO BE FAVORABLE FOR SERIOUS CARBURETOR ICING. (-23) ON JANUARY 9, 1998, AT 1:05 PM, A CESSNA 152 OWNED BY BOURN AMMENSON AVIATION, INC., CRASHED DURING AN INSTRUMENT TRAINING FLIGHT. THE STUDENT PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER TO INITIATE A CLIMB, AND THE ENGINE DID NOT DEVELOP FULL POWER. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR INITIATED AN EMERGENCY LANDING PROCEDURE. THE CESSNA TOUCHED DOWN ON UP SLOPE TERRAIN, THE NOSE WHEEL BROKE OFF, AND THE AIRPLANE CAME TO A REST INVERTED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT AND STUDENT PILOT WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT HICKS FIELD ON JANUARY 9, 1998, AT 12:45 PM.

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 FTW98LA091Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoyd, TXloss of engine power resulting from the pilot's delayed use of carburetor heat during serious carburetor icing conditions. Factors were: the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing and an evasive maneuver which led to an inadvertent stall.Jan 9, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N757CH · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19970428011459IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Chicago, ILNarrative: no damage, no injury, engine seized in flight causing forced landing on frankfort rd at Midway. Aircraft was taxied into walgreens parking lot. On inspection engine oil was vented overboard thru crankcase overboard vent. On engine teardown #4…Apr 28, 1997