20060611013539A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Camarillo, CA · June 11, 2006

Date
June 11, 2006 · 16:00 local
Place
Camarillo, CA
Airport
Camarillo Airport
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N452WC
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX06LA204
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
750 total80 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days

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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 06/11/2006 at 15:15 PDT N452WC departed Camarillo Airport on a FAR part 61 training flight. At approximately 15:50 PDT the flight instructor privacy data omitted was demonstrating to the student pilot privacy data omitted an off airport engine out forced landing. The maneuver was started at 3500 feet MSL, instructor privacy data omitted checked the engine carburetor for ice by adding throttle momentarily at 500 foot intervals - 3000, 2500, 2000 and at 1500 feet. Then when throttle was pushed in the engine RPM increased about 100 RPM then went back to idle, even with full throttle applied. Instructor privacy data omitted then went to the engine out check list again and continued down for a landing in a plowed field. The aircraft touched down main landing gear first, with the nose gear high. Upon touch down the main gear sank into the soft ground, the nose gear came down and sank into the soft ground and flipped the airplane over onto its back. Instructor and student removed their seat belt and shoulder harness and exited the airplane. The flight instructor privacy data omitted and student pilot privacy data omitted statements are in agreement with each other.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 06/11/2006 AT 15:15 PDT N452WC DEPARTED CAMARILLO AIRPORT ON A FAR PART 61 TRAINING FLIGHT. AT APPROXIMATELY 15:50 PDT THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS DEMONSTRATING TO THE STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AN OFF AIRPORT ENGINE OUT FORCED LANDING. THE MANEUVER WAS STARTED AT 3500 FEET MSL, INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CHECKED THE ENGINE CARBURETOR FOR ICE BY ADDING THROTTLE MOMENTARILY AT 500 FOOT INTERVALS - 3000, 2500, 2000 AND AT 1500 FEET. THEN WHEN THROTTLE WAS PUSHED IN THE ENGINE RPM INCREASED ABOUT 100 RPM THEN WENT BACK TO IDLE, EVEN WITH FULL THROTTLE APPLIED. INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THEN WENT TO THE ENGINE OUT CHECK LIST AGAIN AND CONTINUED DOWN FOR A LANDING IN A PLOWED FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN MAIN LANDING GEAR FIRST, WITH THE NOSE GEAR HIGH. UPON TOUCH DOWN THE MAIN GEAR SANK INTO THE SOFT GROUND, THE NOSE GEAR CAME DOWN AND SANK INTO THE SOFT GROUND AND FLIPPED THE AIRPLANE OVER ONTO ITS BACK. INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT REMOVED THEIR SEAT BELT AND SHOULDER HARNESS AND EXITED THE AIRPLANE. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATEMENTS ARE IN AGREEMENT WITH EACH OTHER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.