# Accident 20060105000349A: Cessna 152, Kelso, WA, January 5, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 2006, 11:00 local time
- Place: Kelso, WA
- Airport: Kelso-Longview Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1072° N, 122.8833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1072&lon=-122.8833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N444QA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N444QA-2013-08-15) (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 O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 700 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA06LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060105000349A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 SEA06LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06LA037), Jan 5, 2006: Cessna 152 (N444QA), Kelso, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Encounter with carburetor icing conditions while maneuvering for the downwind which resulted in a loss of engine power due to carburetor ice. The aircraft nosing over during the landing roll in soft…

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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