# Accident 19990212001459A: Cessna 152, Duanesburg, NY, February 12, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1999, 09:30 local time
- Place: Duanesburg, NY
- Airport: Duanesburg Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Traffic Pattern
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7606° N, 74.1308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7606&lon=-74.1308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89097, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89097-2003-09-24) (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 O235*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC99LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990212001459A

## Narrative

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

ACFT CRASHED AT THE APPROACH END OF RWY 28 WHILE INVOLVED IN EMERGENCY LANDING PRACTICE. OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (FROM .4)  THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PREFLIGHTED THE AIRPLANE, COMPLETED THE ENGINE RUN-UP CHECKS, AND DEPARTED.  THEN, IN THE VICINITY OF A LOCAL AIRPORT, AT 2,500 FEET MSL, THE INSTRUCTOR INITIATED THE FIRST OF TWO SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURES.  THE STUDENT MANEUVERED THE AIRPLANE AND EXECUTED A TOUCHED-AND-GO.  THEN, WHILE ON DOWNWIND, AND AT 2,000 FEET MSL, THE INSTRUCTOR INITIATED THE SECOND SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE.  THE STUDENT INSURED THE CARBURETOR HEAT WAS ON, SIMULATED CHECKING THE THROTTLE, AND BEGAN MANEUVERING FOR THE RUNWAY.  AT 400 FEET AGL, THE INSTRUCTOR REALIZED THEY WOULD NOT MAKE THE RUNWAY.  HE ADVISED THE STUDENT, AND ADVANCED THE THROTTLE, BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND.  HE WAS ABLE TO INSURE THAT THE THROTTLE AND FUEL SELECTOR WERE PROPERLY SET BEFORE THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A TREE, STALLED, AND IMPACTED THE GROUND.  THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A PRE IMPACT FAILURE THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED A LOSS OF POWER.  WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE CONDUCIVE FOR SERIOUS ICING WITH CRUISE ORCLIMB POWER, THE FAA RECOMMENDED, 'THAT CARBURETOR HEAT BE APPLIED BEFORE R EDUCING POWER AND THAT PARTIAL POWER BE USED DURING LETDOWN TO PREVENT ICING.....' (-23) INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT HAD BEEN PRACTICING SIMULATED FORCED LANDINGS. DURING THIS SECOND SIMULATION, THE INSTRUCTOR REDUCED POWER TO IDLE IN DIFFERENT LOCATION THAN FIRST TIME. STUDENT DID NOT PLAN GLIDE CORRECTLY AND WAS UNABLE TO REACH RUNWAY. INSTRUCTOR ATTEMPTED TO ADD POWER, BUT ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. INSTRUCTOR BELIEVES HE APPLIED CARBURATOR HEAT. A/C PASSED THROUGH TOPS OF TREES, NOSED DOWN, STRUCK GROUND AND SLID 150 FEET TO END OF RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC99LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA058), Feb 12, 1999: Cessna 152 (N89097), Duanesburg, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The instructor pilot's improper use of carburetor heat which resulted in carburetor ice, and a loss of engine power. A factor in the accident was the instructor pilot's failure to initiate the…

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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