# Accident 20150303001719A: Cessna 152, FL, March 3, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 2015, 11:00 local time
- Place: FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: F6FS
- Location: 27.0597° N, 82.3478° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.0597&lon=-82.3478&mi=10
- Aircraft: N498TC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N498TC-2021-04-17) (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: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,244 total, 352 in this make and model, 114 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150303001719A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA15LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA145), Mar 3, 2015: Cessna 152 (N498TC), Venice, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident testing of the engine revealed no anomalies.

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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