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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A152 · Kahului, HI · February 6, 2005

Date: February 6, 2005
Place: Kahului, HI
Airport: Kahului Airport
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7332L
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX05LA087
Reported as: Cessna A152
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student

N7332LRegistration cancelled Apr 11, 2007 · Cessna A152S/N A1520790 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna A152 Engine 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) On February 6, 2005 a student pilot was doing a cross-country flight from Kahului to hana, he landed in hana and then departed hana and was starting to climb to 2500 ft. as he climbed through 2,200 ft the engine started to run rough and the cowling began to vibrate. The student pilot verified the fuel lever was in the on position and his throttle was at full power. He did checks on the engine but it continued to run rough, then he notified the maui tower that he was experiencing engine troubles, he looked for a field along the coast where he could land the aircraft. He broadcast that he would be landing in a field about 1 mile east of wailua point, he set up for landing, on his base turn the engine stopped producing power. On final approach he was high, landed the last 1/5 of the field, the aircraft bounced then touched down again at a fence by the tree line of the field.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 6, 2005 A STUDENT PILOT WAS DOING A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM KAHULUI TO HANA, HE LANDED IN HANA AND THEN DEPARTED HANA AND WAS STARTING TO CLIMB TO 2500 FT. AS HE CLIMBED THROUGH 2,200 FT THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH AND THE COWLING BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE STUDENT PILOT VERIFIED THE FUEL LEVER WAS IN THE ON POSITION AND HIS THROTTLE WAS AT FULL POWER. HE DID CHECKS ON THE ENGINE BUT IT CONTINUED TO RUN ROUGH, THEN HE NOTIFIED THE MAUI TOWER THAT HE WAS EXPERIENCING ENGINE TROUBLES, HE LOOKED FOR A FIELD ALONG THE COAST WHERE HE COULD LAND THE AIRCRAFT. HE BROADCAST THAT HE WOULD BE LANDING IN A FIELD ABOUT 1 MILE EAST OF WAILUA POINT, HE SET UP FOR LANDING, ON HIS BASE TURN THE ENGINE STOPPED PRODUCING POWER. ON FINAL APPROACH HE WAS HIGH, LANDED THE LAST 1/5 OF THE FIELD, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED THEN TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN AT A FENCE BY THE TREE LINE OF THE FIELD.

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 LAX05LA087Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHana, HIForeign object damage inside an engine cylinder, which resulted in a loss of engine power during climb to cruise, and an off-airport forced landing.Feb 6, 2005 · Substantial damage