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FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Kissimmee, FL · September 9, 2003

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Date
September 9, 2003 · 09:05 local
Place
Kissimmee, FL
Airport
Kissimmee Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5172B
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA03LA179
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
18 total18 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days
N5172BRegistration cancelled Dec 27, 2006 · Cessna 152S/N 15283788 · Built 1979Airframe modelCessna 152Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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

(-23) After takeoff, during climb at an altitude of 200 to 300 feet, the student pilot on his second solo flight reported that the engine began to sputter and lost significant RPM. The student pilot turned left 180 degrees back towards the airport for an emergency landing. During the turn, the airplane lost significant altitude and it could not clear a stand of trees in a semi-swampy area on the northwest corner of the airport. As the airplane contacted the trees, it was near stalling speed. The student pilot sustained minor injuries. A post-accident inspection was performed by an airworthiness inspector on 09/11/2003. He found the following discrepancies: 1. Shielding was separated on 5 of the 8 ignition leads; 2. No. 2 cylinder lower ignition lead was misfiring into the shielding; 3. Excessive play in the carburetor throttle shaft; 4. The point gap on both magnetos was minimal, .004 and .008 with pitting evident; 5. The contacts on the distributer blocks of both magnetos were burned and worn; and 6. The fuel screen was very dirty. He concluded that the lack of proper maintenance on this engine was a likely contributing factor in this accident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AFTER TAKEOFF, DURING CLIMB AT AN ALTITUDE OF 200 TO 300 FEET, THE STUDENT PILOT ON HIS SECOND SOLO FLIGHT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND LOST SIGNIFICANT RPM. THE STUDENT PILOT TURNED LEFT 180 DEGREES BACK TOWARDS THE AIRPORT FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. DURING THE TURN, THE AIRPLANE LOST SIGNIFICANT ALTITUDE AND IT COULD NOT CLEAR A STAND OF TREES IN A SEMI-SWAMPY AREA ON THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE AIRPORT. AS THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED THE TREES, IT WAS NEAR STALLING SPEED. THE STUDENT PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. A POST-ACCIDENT INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED BY AN AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR ON 09/11/2003. HE FOUND THE FOLLOWING DISCREPANCIES: 1. SHIELDING WAS SEPARATED ON 5 OF THE 8 IGNITION LEADS; 2. NO. 2 CYLINDER LOWER IGNITION LEAD WAS MISFIRING INTO THE SHIELDING; 3. EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE CARBURETOR THROTTLE SHAFT; 4. THE POINT GAP ON BOTH MAGNETOS WAS MINIMAL, .004 AND .008 WITH PITTING EVIDENT; 5. THE CONTACTS ON THE DISTRIBUTER BLOCKS OF BOTH MAGNETOS WERE BURNED AND WORN; AND 6. THE FUEL SCREEN WAS VERY DIRTY. HE CONCLUDED THAT THE LACK OF PROPER MAINTENANCE ON THIS ENGINE WAS A LIKELY CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT.

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 MIA03LA179Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKissimmee, FLA loss of engine power due to inadequate maintenance.Sep 9, 2003 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N5172B · 1

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

Incident 20010326017539IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Kissimmee, FL(-23) On 26 March 2001 at 10:57 eastern standard time, Mr. Mark s. hawks, holder of student pilot certificate number 1693310, was flying a Cessna 152, N5172B at the Kissimmee Municipal Airport, Kissimmee, Florida. Mr. Hawks was flying on his third solo flight…Mar 26, 2001 · Minor damage