What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On March 3, 2015 at approximately 1030 am aircraft N498TC, CE-152, departed venice airport, on-board was the instructor and a student pilot. After completing some high altitude maneuvers at 2000 feet above ground level (AGL) the crew began practicing engine out procedures. According to the pilot, they selected a field at taylor ranch and preceded with simulating engine failure at an altitude of 1000 feet AGL. The throttle was at idle and the carburetor heat was on, they turned final to the field and descended to 500 ft AGL at which point the instructor turned off the carburetor heat and began to apply climb power. The engine sputtered and produced no power. By now the 500 ft had become 300 ft and trees were in their path. The instructor turned slight to the left to avoid the trees, after the turn the left wing hit the ground and the aircraft cartwheeled ending up facing west. The instructor did not suffered any injury, the student pilot suffered a minor cut to the left side of the face. During the interview with the student pilot he mentioned that the propeller was not turning when the instructor pushed the throttle to obtain climb power.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 3, 2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 1030 AM AIRCRAFT N498TC, CE-152, DEPARTED VENICE AIRPORT, ON-BOARD WAS THE INSTRUCTOR AND A STUDENT PILOT. AFTER COMPLETING SOME HIGH ALTITUDE MANEUVERS AT 2000 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL) THE CREW BEGAN PRACTICING ENGINE OUT PROCEDURES. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THEY SELECTED A FIELD AT TAYLOR RANCH AND PRECEDED WITH SIMULATING ENGINE FAILURE AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1000 FEET AGL. THE THROTTLE WAS AT IDLE AND THE CARBURETOR HEAT WAS ON, THEY TURNED FINAL TO THE FIELD AND DESCENDED TO 500 FT AGL AT WHICH POINT THE INSTRUCTOR TURNED OFF THE CARBURETOR HEAT AND BEGAN TO APPLY CLIMB POWER. THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND PRODUCED NO POWER. BY NOW THE 500 FT HAD BECOME 300 FT AND TREES WERE IN THEIR PATH. THE INSTRUCTOR TURNED SLIGHT TO THE LEFT TO AVOID THE TREES, AFTER THE TURN THE LEFT WING HIT THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED ENDING UP FACING WEST. THE INSTRUCTOR DID NOT SUFFERED ANY INJURY, THE STUDENT PILOT SUFFERED A MINOR CUT TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FACE. DURING THE INTERVIEW WITH THE STUDENT PILOT HE MENTIONED THAT THE PROPELLER WAS NOT TURNING WHEN THE INSTRUCTOR PUSHED THE THROTTLE TO OBTAIN CLIMB POWER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.