# Accident 20020126000359A: Cessna 152, Ardmore, OK, January 26, 2002 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: January 26, 2002, 09:15 local time - Place: Ardmore, OK - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Sfl Takeoff Climb - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 34.1904° N, 97.1100° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1904&lon=-97.1100&mi=10 - Aircraft: N47802, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47802-2017-06-07) (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* - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 2,006 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA073) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020126000359A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19) ON JANUARY 26, 2002, AT 0915 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 152 SINGLE ENGINE AIRPLANE, N47802, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN DURING A SIMULATED ENGINE OUT LANDING NEAR ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY VERSATILE AVIATION INC., OF ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATION PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE ARDMORE DOWNTOWN EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA, AT 0900. ACCORDING TO THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, THE AIRPLANE WAS AT 4,500 FEET MSL WHEN HE REDUCED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE TO A SIMULATE AN ENGINE FAILURE. THE STUDENT ACCOMPLISHED THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND SET UP FOR A SIMULATED ENGINE OUT LANDING TO A GRASS AIRSTRIP. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE GRASS AIRSTRIP AND THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR THEN INSTRUCTED THE STUDENT TO GO-AROUND. THE STUDENT ESTABLISHED THE AIRPLANE IN A CLIMB, AND WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 1,000 FEET, THE INSTRUCTOR REDUCED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE. THE STUDENT AGAIN ACCOMPLISHED THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FOR AN ENGINE FAILURE AND MADE A DOWNWIND APPROACH TO A NEARBY FIELD. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT THE APPROACH WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH THE CARBURETOR HEAT ON AND THE FLAPS RETRACTED. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESCENDING THROUGH 50 FEET WHEN THE SINK RATE BEGAN TO INCREASE. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ADVANCED THE THROTTLE TO FULL-POWER AND INITIATED A GO-AROUND; HOWEVER, A CLIMB WAS NOT ATTAINED. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE LEFT WING CONTACTED TREES AND THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ADDED THAT THE ENGINE WAS DEVELOPING FULL POWER DURING THE ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND. LOCAL AUTHORITIES WHO RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT REPORTED THAT THE LEFT WING WAS CANTED REARWARD AT A 20-DEGREE ANGLE. (-23) THE AIRCRAFT, A CESSNA 152, N47802 DEPARTED ARDMORE DOWNTOWN EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (1F0) AT 0900 LOCAL TIME. THE CFI, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS GIVING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION TO STUDENT PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT AFTER DEPARTURE FROM THE AIRPORT (1F0), CLIMBING TO 4500 FT, SOUTH, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REDUCED POWER TO SIMULATE A FORCED LANDING. THE STUDENT PERFORMED A TOUCH AND GO LANDING AT OVERBROOK AIRPORT (1F1), THEN WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 1,000 FT., TO THE SOUTH, THE INSTRUCTOR REDUCED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE TO ACCO MPLISH A SECOND SIMULATED FORCED LANDING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT THE STUDENT MADE A DOWNWIND APPROACH TO A NEARBY FIELD, WHEN DESCENDING THROUGH 50 FT., THE SINK RATE BEGAN TO INCREASE. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ADVANCED THE THROTTLE TO FULL-POWER AND INITIATED A GO-AROUND, BUT A CLIMB COULD NOT BE ATTAINED. THE LEFT WING CONTACTED TREES AND THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ADDED THAT THE ENGINE WAS DEVELOPING FULL POWER DURING THE ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND. (.4) THE STUDENT PILOT COMPLETED A SIMULATED FORCED LANDING TO A GRASS AIRSTRIP AND THEN INITIATED A GO-AROUND. THE AIRPLANE WAS CLIMBING THROUGH 1,000 FEET WHEN THE STUDENT'S INSTRUCTOR AGAIN SIMULATED AN ENGINE FAILURE, AND THE STUDENT MADE AN APPROACH TO A FIELD. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT THE FIELD SELECTED BY THE STUDENT CONTAINED A RIDGELINE, AND SUBSEQUENTLY, HE INSTRUCTED THE STUDENT TO LAND IN A SUITABLE FIELD ADJACENT TO THE RIDGELINE. THE APPROACH WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH THE CARBURETOR HEAT ON AND THE FLAPS RETRACTED. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESCENDING THROUGH 50 FEET AGL WHEN THE SINK RATE BEGAN TO INCREASE. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ADVANCED THE THROTTLE TO FULL-POWER, TURNED THE CARBURETOR HEAT OFF, AND INITIATED A GO-AROUND; HOWEVER, A CLIMB WAS NOT ATTAINED. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE LEFT WING CONTACTED TREES, AND THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT HE HAD BEEN ILL DURING THE DAY PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT AND HAD NOT SLEPT DURING THE NIGHT PREVIOUS TO THE ACCIDENT. HE FURTHER REPORTED THAT THE ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED BY INITIATING RECOVERY FROM THE SIMULATED FORCED LANDING AT A HIGHER ALTITUDE. ## 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 FTW02LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA073), Jan 26, 2002: Cessna 152 (N47802), Ardmore, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the instructor pilot's delayed go-around which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees. A contributing factor to the accident was the instructor pilot's fatigued condition due to lack of sleep. ## Other reports on N47802 (3) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20010801020029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010801020029I), Aug 1, 2001: Cessna 152 (N47802), Oklahoma City, OK. (-23) N47802, piloted by Mr. Chukwuma okoroma, made an unauthorized landing at Tinker air force base, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on 08/01/01, at 1213 local time.… - [Accident 19860707030919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860707030919A), Jul 7, 1986: Cessna 152 (N47802), Porum, OK, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during emergency landing after student became lost and fuel was exhausted. - [Incident 19791209047509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791209047509I), Dec 9, 1979: Cessna 152 (N47802), Lagrangeville, NY, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control during landing in crosswind. Aircraft ran on off side of runway. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.