# Accident 20131117021649A: Cessna 152, Spring, TX, November 17, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 2013, 19:15 local time
- Place: Spring, TX
- Airport: David Wayne Hooks
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0594° N, 95.5506° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0594&lon=-95.5506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N555UF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N555UF-2018-03-14) (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: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 332 total, 163 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131117021649A

## Narrative

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

WHILE PERFORMING THE SECOND TOUCH AND GO THE PILOT RADIOED THE TOWER AND STATED THEY WERE EXPERIENCING ENGINE TROUBLE AND REQUESTED TO PERFORM A 180 RETURN.

WHILE PERFORMING THE 180 RETURN THE AIRCRAFT CAME INTO CONTACT WITH A HANGER TO THE EAST OF THE RUNWAY.

DAMAGE TO THE HANGER AND THE AIRCRAFT INDICATE THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE HANGER AT AN EXTREME LEFT WING DOWN/ENGINE DOWN CONDITION PRIOR TO HITTING THE GROUND.

BOTH SOULS ON BOARD WERE LOST.

## 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 CEN14FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA057), Nov 18, 2013: Cessna 152 (N555UF), Spring, TX, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain airspeed following a partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident examination, which resulted in an…

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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