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FAA incident report · Cessna 152 · Spanish Fort, AL · June 9, 2010

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Date
June 9, 2010 · 11:10 local
Place
Spanish Fort, AL
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
O06S
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N757PK
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-235 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
3,100 total2,000 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days
N757PKRegistration cancelled Aug 6, 2013 · Cessna 152S/N 15279894 · Built 1977Airframe modelCessna 152Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft N757PK departed kbfm about 10:40 CDT with a flight instructor and a student pilot on a training flight to evaluate cross-country navigation and diversions. They filed a flight plan to kmvc and obtained radar traffic advisories from mobile approach. They tracked northeast on V-454 until the student identified bay minette airport, a planned checkpoint. At that time the pilot asked the student to divert to fairhope (callahan) airport. The student advised mobile approach that they were diverting, and they obtained permission to leave approach frequency to listen to the AWOS at fairhope. About 1-2 minutes after returning to the approach frequency, there was a sudden, loud bang and the engine lost nearly all power. A moderate vibration began immediately. Prior to this time, all engine instruments indicated normally. The aircraft was in level flight at 2,500 feet. The pilot took the flight controls from the student, and attempted restart procedures, to no avail. The prop continued to turn for about a minute, but developed no power and eventually stopped. The pilot made a mayday call to mobile approach and advised them they could not reach an airport. The pilot set up an approach to an open field near interstate 10 in Spanish Fort, AL.the landing was uneventful and no damage occurred to the aircraft or anything on the ground. The pilot and the student pilot were uninjured.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT N757PK DEPARTED KBFM ABOUT 10:40 CDT WITH A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND A STUDENT PILOT ON A TRAINING FLIGHT TO EVALUATE CROSS-COUNTRY NAVIGATION AND DIVERSIONS. THEY FILED A FLIGHT PLAN TO KMVC AND OBTAINED RADAR TRAFFIC ADVISORIES FROM MOBILE APPROACH. THEY TRACKED NORTHEAST ON V-454 UNTIL THE STUDENT IDENTIFIED BAY MINETTE AIRPORT, A PLANNED CHECKPOINT. AT THAT TIME THE PILOT ASKED THE STUDENT TO DIVERT TO FAIRHOPE (CALLAHAN) AIRPORT. THE STUDENT ADVISED MOBILE APPROACH THAT THEY WERE DIVERTING, AND THEY OBTAINED PERMISSION TO LEAVE APPROACH FREQUENCY TO LISTEN TO THE AWOS AT FAIRHOPE. ABOUT 1-2 MINUTES AFTER RETURNING TO THE APPROACH FREQUENCY, THERE WAS A SUDDEN, LOUD BANG AND THE ENGINE LOST NEARLY ALL POWER. A MODERATE VIBRATION BEGAN IMMEDIATELY. PRIOR TO THIS TIME, ALL ENGINE INSTRUMENTS INDICATED NORMALLY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN LEVEL FLIGHT AT 2,500 FEET. THE PILOT TOOK THE FLIGHT CONTROLS FROM THE STUDENT, AND ATTEMPTED RESTART PROCEDURES, TO NO AVAIL. THE PROP CONTINUED TO TURN FOR ABOUT A MINUTE, BUT DEVELOPED NO POWER AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED. THE PILOT MADE A MAYDAY CALL TO MOBILE APPROACH AND ADVISED THEM THEY COULD NOT REACH AN AIRPORT. THE PILOT SET UP AN APPROACH TO AN OPEN FIELD NEAR INTERSTATE 10 IN SPANISH FORT, AL.THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL AND NO DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE AIRCRAFT OR ANYTHING ON THE GROUND. THE PILOT AND THE STUDENT PILOT WERE UNINJURED.