What happened
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(-23) On January 5, 2006 at approximately 9:45 am local time a Cessna CE-152 N444QA piloted by privacy data omitted departed the Kelso Washington airport. At approximately 10:45 the pilot descended from 2000' to approximately 1100' for landing. When on a 45 to runway 12 the pilot closed the carb heat and applied power, the engine did not respond to throttle and did not make power. Immediately prior to making an emergency landing in a sand pit 1 mile south of the Kelso airport, the engine quit with the propeller stopping in the vertical position. The aircraft traveled approximately 200' when the nose wheel and propeller dug into the sand causing the aircraft to flip over onto its top. The pilot exited the aircraft and received only minor injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JANUARY 5, 2006 AT APPROXIMATELY 9:45 AM LOCAL TIME A CESSNA CE-152 N444QA PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA^ DEPARTED THE KELSO WASHINGTON AIRPORT. AT APPROXIMATELY 10:45 THE PILOT DESCENDED FROM 2000' TO APPROXIMATELY 1100' FOR LANDING. WHEN ON A 45 TO RUNWAY 12 THE PILOT CLOSED THE CARB HEAT AND APPLIED POWER, THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE AND DID NOT MAKE POWER. IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO MAKING AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A SAND PIT 1 MILE SOUTH OF THE KELSO AIRPORT, THE ENGINE QUIT WITH THE PROPELLER STOPPING IN THE VERTICAL POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 200' WHEN THE NOSE WHEEL AND PROPELLER DUG INTO THE SAND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER ONTO ITS TOP. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND RECEIVED ONLY MINOR INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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