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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Odessa, MO · February 2, 1999

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Date
February 2, 1999 · 09:00 local
Place
Odessa, MO
Phase of flight
Sfl Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N67568
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI99LA082
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
959 total500 in this make and model97 in the last 90 days
N67568Registration cancelled Sep 11, 2000 · Cessna 152S/N 15281917Airframe modelCessna 152

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What happened

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

Student pilot simulated an emergency approach and landing procedures. On go around the acft engine failed to produce power and the acft crashed. Other circumstances are unknown. (-23) on February 2, 1999, Mr. Leo w. heiss operated Cessna 152, N67568, as pilot in command on an instructional flight near Odessa, Missouri. While teaching a simulated emergency approach and landing to a student pilot, Mr. Heiss used improper instructional procedures when he retarded the misture control rather than the throttle and did not clear the engine. When the throttle was reopened at the recovery point, there was no avialable power and the aircraft propeller reportedly stopped. Mr. Heiss took over the aircraft controls and stalled the aircraft 20 feet above ground level while attempting to land in a field, resulting in substantial damage to the aircraft and a minor injury to the student pilot. (.4) the instructor pilot was giving the student practice in forced landings when the engine suffered a sustained total loss of power. The instructor attempted to re-start the engine with negative results. He then conducted a n actual forced landing in a rough field where the airplane sustained substantial damage. A post accident examination of the engine failed to reveal any mechanical anomalies.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT SIMULATED AN EMERGENCY APPROACH AND LANDING PROCEDURES. ON GO AROUND THE ACFT ENGINE FAILED TO PRODUCE POWER AND THE ACFT CRASHED. OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23) ON FEBRUARY 2, 1999, MR.LEO W. HEISS OPERATED CESSNA 152, N67568, AS PILOT IN COMMAND ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT NEAR ODESSA, MISSOURI. WHILE TEACHING A SIMULATED EMERGENCY APPROACH AND LANDING TO A STUDENT PILOT, MR. HEISS USED IMPROPER INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES WHEN HE RETARDED THE MISTURE CONTROL RATHER THAN THE THROTTLE AND DID NOT CLEAR THE ENGINE. WHEN THE THROTTLE WAS REOPENED AT THE RECOVERY POINT, THERE WAS NO AVIALABLE POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT PROPELLER REPORTEDLY STOPPED. MR. HEISS TOOK OVER THE AIRCRAFT CONTROLS AND STALLED THE AIRCRAFT 20 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND IN A FIELD, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND A MINOR INJURY TO THE STUDENT PILOT. (.4) THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT WAS GIVING THE STUDENT PRACTICE IN FORCED LANDINGS WHEN THE ENGINE SUFFERED A SUSTAINED TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. THE INSTRUCTOR ATTEMPTED TO RE-START THE ENGINE WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. HE THEN CONDUCTED A N ACTUAL FORCED LANDING IN A ROUGH FIELD WHERE THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. A POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE FAILED TO REVEAL ANY MECHANICAL ANOMALIES.

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 CHI99LA082Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOdessa, MOthe total loss of engine power for reasons undetermined. Factors were total loss of engine power, the instructor pilot's encounter with unsuitable terrain, and the rough terrain.Feb 2, 1999 · Substantial damage