20221113019669A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Manchester, MI · November 13, 2022

Date: November 13, 2022 · 09:46 local
Place: Manchester, MI
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N222UM
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN23LA036
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: 1,017 total

N222UMRegistration cancelled May 29, 2023 · Cessna 152S/N 15281063 · Built 1977 Airframe modelCessna 152 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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Instructional VFR cross country flight departed ann arbor, MI (arb) at 9:31AM local time and climbed to 3,000' southwest bound. The student pilot was flying on course and after about 15 minutes of flight the aircraft lost power, dropping from 2300RPM to 1500RPM. The CFI took control of the aircraft and applied carburetor heat and experimented with different power and mixture settings, the engine power surged up and down a couple hundred RPM but continued to lose power. The CFI then performed the engine failure checklist and emergency landing checklist and proceeded to land in a nearby plowed field. Aircraft flipped over upon landing causing damage to nose gear, propeller, and vertical stabilizer/rudder.

Subsequent post-accident aircraft engine inspection revealed no noted anomalies with fuel system/quality, carburetor or ignition systems.

As the FAA filed it

INSTRUCTIONAL VFR CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT DEPARTED ANN ARBOR, MI (ARB) AT 9:31AM LOCAL TIME AND CLIMBED TO 3,000' SOUTHWEST BOUND. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS FLYING ON COURSE AND AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES OF FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER, DROPPING FROM 2300RPM TO 1500RPM. THE CFI TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT AND EXPERIMENTED WITH DIFFERENT POWER AND MIXTURE SETTINGS, THE ENGINE POWER SURGED UP AND DOWN A COUPLE HUNDRED RPM BUT CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER. THE CFI THEN PERFORMED THE ENGINE FAILURE CHECKLIST AND EMERGENCY LANDING CHECKLIST AND PROCEEDED TO LAND IN A NEARBY PLOWED FIELD. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER UPON LANDING CAUSING DAMAGE TO NOSE GEAR, PROPELLER, AND VERTICAL STABILIZER/RUDDER.

SUBSEQUENT POST-ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT ENGINE INSPECTION REVEALED NO NOTED ANOMALIES WITH FUEL SYSTEM/QUALITY, CARBURETOR OR IGNITION SYSTEMS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN23LA036Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportManchester, MIA partial loss of engine power as a result of carburetor ice.Nov 13, 2022 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N222UM · 1

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

Accident 20110525030159AGround/Ramp/Ma · Ann Arbor, MICFI exited aircraft on the ramp to solo student, upon exiting aircraft she ducked under the wing strut and walked forward into turning propeller.May 25, 2011 · Minor damage