# Accident 20200419004879A: Cessna 152, Corona, CA, April 19, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 2020, 10:52 local time
- Place: Corona, CA
- Airport: Corona Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8919° N, 117.6014° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8919&lon=-117.6014&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6306P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6306P-2020-08-02) (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: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 64 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200419004879A

## Narrative

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

N6306P, A CESSNA 152, MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A SERVICE ROAD APPROXIMATELY ONE QUARTER OF A MILE WEST OF CORONA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THERE WERE TWO PEOPLE ON BOARD, THE PILOT AND A PASSENGER. THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO TAKE OFF AND LANDINGS IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT CORONA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE FIRST TAKE-OFF AND LANDING WAS NON EVENTFUL, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS PERFORMING OPTIMALLY. AFTER THE SECOND TAKE-OFF, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A CLIMB TO PATTERN ALTITUDE. AFTER TURNING CROSS WIND, THE ENGINE FAILED. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT ON THE SERVICE ROAD, BUT DID NOT MAKE IT. THE AIRCRAFT HIT A FENCE, WENT DOWN A SMALL HILL AND EVENTUALLY HIT NOSE DOWN ON THE SERVICE ROAD CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP UPSIDE DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WITH MINOR INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND PASSENGER.

## 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 WPR20LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA126), Apr 19, 2020: Cessna 152 (N6306P), Corona, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to use carburetor heat while operating in conditions conducive to serious carburetor icing, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N6306P (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20190702017479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190702017479A), Jul 2, 2019: Cessna 152 (N6306P), Tracy, CA, Substantial damage. Tracy, CA (tcy): N6306P, C152, tcy-tcy, student pilot landing rwy 30, lost control and ran off rwy, clipped a paving machine on the adjacent taxiway then…
- [Incident 20030105000289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030105000289I), Jan 5, 2003: Cessna 152 (N6306P), Concord, CA. (-23) After departing oakland, CA (oak) aircraft developed a loss of power to 2000 RPM. Landed uneventfully at Concord, CA. Engine continued to run.…

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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