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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Dutler, MO · March 25, 2000

Date: March 25, 2000 · 11:56 local
Place: Dutler, MO
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N6375H
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI00LA098
Reported as: Cessna 152

N6375HRegistered now · Cessna 152S/N 15284162 Airframe modelCessna 152 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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(-23) Mr. Gulick operated Cessna 152, N6375H, as pilot in command, on an instructional flight near butler, MO, while teaching a simulated emergency approach and landing a student pilot. He used improper instructional procedures when he retarded the mixture control, rather than the throttle, causing the propeller to stop rotating. He stated that after the propeller had stopped rotating, he immediately took over the controls and attempted to descend quite rapidly, trying to force the propeller to rotate. He was forced to make an emergency landing in a farmer's field during the ground roll-out, where an unleveled surface area existed, causing the airplane nose gear to collapse and flipping the aircraft end over end.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MR. GULICK OPERATED CESSNA 152, N6375H, AS PILOT IN COMMAND, ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT NEAR BUTLER, MO, WHILE TEACHING A SIMULATED EMERGENCY APPROACH AND LANDING A STUDENT PILOT. HE USED IMPROPER INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES WHEN HE RETARDED THE MIXTURE CONTROL, RATHER THAN THE THROTTLE, CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO STOP ROTATING. HE STATED THAT AFTER THE PROPELLER HAD STOPPED ROTATING, HE IMMEDIATELY TOOK OVER THE CONTROLS AND ATTEMPTED TO DESCEND QUITE RAPIDLY, TRYING TO FORCE THE PROPELLER TO ROTATE. HE WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FARMER'S FIELD DURING THE GROUND ROLL-OUT, WHERE AN UNLEVELED SURFACE AREA EXISTED, CAUSING THE AIRPLANE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE AND FLIPPING THE AIRCRAFT END OVER END.

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 CHI00LA098Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportButler, MOthe certified flight instructor's improper use of the mixture control while demonstrating a simulated loss of engine power which resulted in fuel starvation. A factor associated with the accident was the rough terrain on which the forced landing was made.Mar 25, 2000 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6375H · 1

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

Incident 19920820032469IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Cota De Caza, CAStudent pilot on crosscountry flight made emergency landing on dirt road. Had fuel exhaustion.Aug 20, 1992