# Accident 20090218001179A: Cessna 152, Turlock, CA, February 18, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 2009, 10:00 local time
- Place: Turlock, CA
- Airport: Turlock Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: SRJS
- Location: 37.4897° N, 120.7025° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4897&lon=-120.7025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48761, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48761-2015-05-20) (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 O235*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 365 total, 50 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090218001179A

## Narrative

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

A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER OCCURRED WHILE CONDUCTING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS FOR TRAINING.  ON THE 3RD TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AT APPROX 150FT AGL AND THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT TOOK OVER THE FLIGHT CONTROLS AND PREPARED FOR THE EMERGENCY LANDING.  DUE TO OBSTRUCTIONS IN THE AIRCRAFT’S PATH (HOUSE AND FENCE) THE PILOT TURNED THE AIRCRAFT APPROX 20 TO 25 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT ALONG THE PERIMETER FENCE AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND AT STALL SPEED.  THE PILOT HELD AFT PRESSURE ON THE YOKE UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED DOWN INITIALLY CONTACTING THE MAIN GEAR.  AS THE NOSE WHEEL CONTACTED THE GROUND, IT DUG INTO THE SOFT SOIL CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO INVERT ITSELF.

## 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 WPR09LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA117), Feb 18, 2009: Cessna 152 (N48761), Turlock, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to carburetor icing resulting from the pilot's failure to apply carburetor heat. Contributing to the accident was the instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight.

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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