# Accident 20090420009679A: Cessna 152, Carlsbad, CA, April 20, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2009, 16:34 local time
- Place: Carlsbad, CA
- Airport: Mc Clellan-Palomar
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1281° N, 117.2800° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1281&lon=-117.2800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48259, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48259-2017-06-14) (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
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 132 total, 118 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA205) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090420009679A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT HAD BEEN DOING PATTERN WORK (TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS) FOR OVER AN HOUR.  ON LAST TAKEOFF INITIAL CLIMB AND CROSSWIND LEG WERE UNEVENTFUL.  AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET INDICATED ALTITUDE ON A RIGHT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 24 WHEN PILOT EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER, PILOT CONTINUED ON A DOWNWIND ONLY TO EVENTUALLY LOOSE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND CRASH APPROXIMATELY 731 FEET EAST OF RUNWAY 24 THRESHOLD AND 198 FEET SOUTH OF RUNWAY 24 CENTERLINE.

## 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 WPR09LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA205), Apr 20, 2009: Cessna 152 (N48259), Carlsbad, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power during takeoff due to carbon fouling of a spark plug.

## Other reports on N48259 (3)

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

- [Incident 20081002849909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081002849909I), Oct 2, 2008: Cessna 152 (N48259), Pauma Valley, CA, No damage. (-23) N48259 a Cessna 152 declared an emergency landing into Pauma Valley airport after engine failure while at cruise altitude. Aircraft landed safely with no…
- [Accident 19900418020019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900418020019A), Apr 18, 1990: Cessna 152 (N48259), Beaver Falls, PA, Substantial damage. Student panicked as stall horn sounded on level off. Pushed nose down sharply. CFI unable recover. Broke nose gear.
- [Incident 19880729039699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880729039699I), Jul 29, 1988: Cessna 152 (N48259), Beaver Falls, PA, Minor damage. Student made a hard landing. Broke nose gear and the prop struck runway. Minor damage to wing tip and skin.

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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