# Accident 20060104000219A: Cessna 152, Rancho Murieta, CA, January 4, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 2006, 11:45 local time
- Place: Rancho Murieta, CA
- Airport: Rancho Murieta Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: H1KS
- Location: 38.4869° N, 121.1022° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4869&lon=-121.1022&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49391, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49391-2006-05-01) (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: 129 total, 49 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06CA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060104000219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT N49391 WAS BEING OPERATED BY FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ AND PRIVATE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA ^ ON A FAR PART 61 FLIGHT REVIEW. DURING A SIMULATED ENGINE OUT LANDING AT THE RANCHO MURIETA AIRPORT, IT WAS DETERMINED THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOO LOW TO PERFORM THE SIMULATION. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ APPLIED FULL POWER TO DO A GO AROUND WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING. THE INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ TOOK THE CONTROLS AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD NEAR RUNWAY 22. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ONTO IT'S BACK AND RECEIVED MAJOR DAMAGE. THE OCCUPANTS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 LAX06CA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA079), Jan 4, 2006: Cessna 152 (N49391), Rancho Murieta, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel contamination (water) due to the inadequate preflight by both pilots, which failed to detect the residual water contamination in fuel system. A factor in the accident was the soft terrain…

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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