# Accident 20221113019669A: Cessna 152, Manchester, MI, November 13, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 2022, 09:46 local time
- Place: Manchester, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1477° N, 84.1022° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1477&lon=-84.1022&mi=10
- Aircraft: N222UM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N222UM-2023-05-29) (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: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,017 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221113019669A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN23LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA036), Nov 13, 2022: Cessna 152 (N222UM), Manchester, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power as a result of carburetor ice.

## Other reports on N222UM (1)

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

- [Accident 20110525030159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110525030159A), May 25, 2011: Cessna 152 (N222UM), Ann Arbor, MI, Minor damage. CFI exited aircraft on the ramp to solo student, upon exiting aircraft she ducked under the wing strut and walked forward into turning propeller.

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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