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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 152 · Santa Paula, CA · September 21, 2016

Date: September 21, 2016 · 09:30 local
Place: Santa Paula, CA
Airport: Santa Paula
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5443L
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: 8,586 total200 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

N5443LRegistered now · Cessna 152S/N 15284315 · Built 1980 Airframe modelCessna 152 Engine 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.

On 09/21/2016, the aircraft departed the Santa Paula Airport, Santa Paula, CA, runway 22, on an instructional flight. After departure, and climbing to 150 feet, the aircraft experienced a loss of power. An emergency landing was made on a dirt road in the riverbed that parallels the airport. The landing was made under partial power. The aircraft came to a stop, and both pilots exited the aircraft without injury.

As the FAA filed it

ON 09/21/2016, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE SANTA PAULA AIRPORT, SANTA PAULA, CA, RUNWAY 22, ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. AFTER DEPARTURE, AND CLIMBING TO 150 FEET, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE ON A DIRT ROAD IN THE RIVERBED THAT PARALLELS THE AIRPORT. THE LANDING WAS MADE UNDER PARTIAL POWER. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP, AND BOTH PILOTS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY.