# Accident 20080922850109A: Cessna 152, Carlsbad, CA, September 22, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 2008, 17:47 local time
- Place: Carlsbad, CA
- Airport: Mc Clellan-Palomar
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1308° N, 117.2919° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1308&lon=-117.2919&mi=10
- Aircraft: N271RJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N271RJ-2015-04-24) (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: 166 total, 130 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA299) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080922850109A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED THE AIRPLANE AT KCRQ RUNWAY 26, AND TAXIED BACK TO THR RUN-UP AREA.  HE PERFORMED A RUN-UP, HOWEVER THE LEFT AND RIGHT MAGNETO CHECK WAS MUCH ROUGHER THAN NORMAL.  HE PROCEEDED TO RUN THE ENGINE UP TO 2200 RPM AND LEANED THE MIXTURE BUT WAS UNABLE TO CLEAR MAGNETOS.  HE AGAIN RAN THE ENGINE UP TO 2200 RPM AGAIN AND LEANED THE MIXTURE FOR A FEW MINUTES.  HE THEN PERFORMED THE MAGNETO CHECK, THIS TIME WITH THE NORMAL RPM DROP.  AFTER COMPLETION OF THE PREFLIGHT CHECKS HE PULLED THE MIXTURE CONTROL OUT BY ABOUT HALF AN INCH.  HE STATED THAT HE KEPT THE MIXTURE OUT BY HALF AN INCH DURING THE TAKEOFF, AND THAT HE USUALLY DOES THIS DURING TAKEOFF TO PREVENT THE MIXTURE FROM BECOMING TO RICH.  HE DEPARTED FROM RUNWAY 24, AND STATED THAT THE GROUND ROLL WAS NORMAL AND THAT THE AIRPLANE REACHED TAKEOFF SPEED AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME.  JUST AFTER TAKEOFF HE OBSERVED HIS RATE OF CLIMB TO BE LESS THAN 500 FPM.  HE CONTINUED AND AT APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET MSL THE ENGINE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND RUN VERY ROUGH.  SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE ENGINE COMPLETELY STOPPED.  HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE.  HE DOES NOT RECALL THE ACCIDENT BEYOND THIS POINT.

## 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 LAX08LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA299), Sep 22, 2008: Cessna 152 (N271RJ), Carlsbad, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during takeoff for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N271RJ (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20070209002159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070209002159A), Feb 9, 2007: Cessna 152 (N271RJ), Long Beach, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) On 2/9/2007 during a landing at Long Beach airport on runway 25L the pilot lost control of the aircraft on initial contact with the runway, which…

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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