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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Eugene, OR · September 28, 2012

Date
September 28, 2012 · 16:30 local
Place
Eugene, OR
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
EM8S
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N95840
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR12LA439
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-235 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
314 total86 in this make and model37 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On September 28, 2012, N95840 made an unpowered forced landing in a field sustaining substantial damage. This aircraft was an Cessna 152 conducting 14 CFR part 141 flight training by lane community college. At around 16:00 this aircraft departed from eug and headed south west on a training flight. At around 16:30 this aircraft experienced a un-commanded engine reduction to about 1900 RPM. At this point the certified flight instructor (CFI) privacy data omitted took control of the aircraft, turned on carburetor heat which reduced RPM to about 1700, called the eug tower to declare an emergency, and turned back to eug. About 2 to 3 minutes afterwards the engine stopped and privacy data omitted, flying from the right seat, made a forced landing in a field and coming to rest at the position noted in section 10 items a and b of this form.

As the FAA filed it

ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2012, N95840 MADE AN UNPOWERED FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THIS AIRCRAFT WAS AN CESSNA 152 CONDUCTING 14 CFR PART 141 FLIGHT TRAINING BY LANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE. AT AROUND 16:00 THIS AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM EUG AND HEADED SOUTH WEST ON A TRAINING FLIGHT. AT AROUND 16:30 THIS AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A UN-COMMANDED ENGINE REDUCTION TO ABOUT 1900 RPM. AT THIS POINT THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, TURNED ON CARBURETOR HEAT WHICH REDUCED RPM TO ABOUT 1700, CALLED THE EUG TOWER TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY, AND TURNED BACK TO EUG. ABOUT 2 TO 3 MINUTES AFTERWARDS THE ENGINE STOPPED AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, FLYING FROM THE RIGHT SEAT, MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD AND COMING TO REST AT THE POSITION NOTED IN SECTION 10 ITEMS A AND B OF THIS FORM.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.