# Accident 20090118000579A: Cessna 152, Wachula, FL, January 18, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 2009, 13:15 local time
- Place: Wachula, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.5147° N, 81.8803° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5147&lon=-81.8803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6566P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6566P) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 250 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090118000579A

## Narrative

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

CESSNA, 152, N6566P, EXPERIANCED AN ENGINE FAILURE DURING CLIMB OUT, CLIMBING THROUGH 7200’.  PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING OFF AIRPORT.  DURING ROLL OUT THE NOSE WHEEL HIT A SOFT SPOT AND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER ON IT’S BACK.  THE TWO PEOPLE ON BOARD WERE UN INJURED.

## 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 ERA09LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA146), Jan 18, 2009: Cessna 152 (N6566P), Wauchula, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to failure of the Number 3 connecting rod due to oil contamination. Contributing to the accident was the insufficient oil change time intervals performed by company…

## Other reports on N6566P (2)

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

- [Incident 19970906025639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970906025639I), Sep 6, 1997: Cessna 152 (N6566P), Wawasee, IN, Substantial damage. Narrative: during an instructional flight, student lost control of aircraft. Instructor was unable to recover and aircraft came to a stop in cornfield next to…
- [Accident 19830612027689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830612027689A), Jun 12, 1983: Cessna 152 (N6566P), Milwaukee, WI, Substantial damage. Lost control on landing. Left the runway and struck the windsock pole. Claims passenger stepped on a brake pedal.

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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