# NTSB CHI00LA098: Cessna 152, N6375H, Butler, MO, March 25, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: March 25, 2000, 11:55 local (17:55 UTC) - Place: Butler, MO - Coordinates: 38.249568, -94.33065 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2496&lon=-94.3307&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 2, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 48847 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI00LA098 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/48847/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA098 ## Probable cause the certified flight instructor's improper use of the mixture control while demonstrating a simulated loss of engine power which resulted in fuel starvation. A factor associated with the accident was the rough terrain on which the forced landing was made. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, cruise - normal - emergency procedure - simulated, pilot in command(cfi) - mixture - improper use of, pilot in command(cfi) (cause) - fluid,fuel - starvation (cause) - Forced landing, emergency descent/landing - remedial action - attempted, pilot in command(cfi) - Nose over, landing - roll - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor) ## Analysis The CFI reported that while practicing a simulated loss of engine power, he pulled the mixture to idle cut off to '...demonstrate a lesson to the student should he inadvertently pull the mixture instead of the throttle.' The CFI reported that he emphasized to the student that he needed to maintain a higher than normal glide airspeed to keep the propeller windmilling. They chose a field and during the turn onto final approach the propeller stopped windmilling. The CFI took control of the airplane and attempted to get the engine started to no avail. A forced landing was made in a rough field. The nose gear collapsed during the landing roll and the airplane nosed over. ## Factual narrative On March 25, 2000, at 1155 central standard time, a Cessna 152, N6375H, operated by a certified flight instructor (CFI), nosed over during a forced landing in a field, southeast of Butler, Missouri. The CFI and student pilot on board were not injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan was filed. The flight originated at Clinton, Missouri, at 1110 cst. The CFI reported they were practicing a simulated loss of engine power when the accident occurred. He reported that instead of pulling the power to idle, he pulled the mixture to idle cut off to "...demonstrate a lesson to the student should he inadvertently pull the mixture instead of the throttle." The CFI reported that he emphasized to the student that he needed to maintain a higher than normal glide airspeed to keep the propeller windmilling. He reported that they chose a field and during the turn onto final approach at an altitude of 2,500 feet mean sea level, the propeller stopped windmilling. The CFI reported he took control of the airplane and attempted to get the engine started to no avail. A forced landing was made in an open field. He reported that the field was rougher than anticipated. The nose gear collapsed during the landing roll and the airplane nosed over. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6375H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6375H), registered now, S/N 15284162 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 152 - Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15284162 - Airframe hours: 9755 - Engines: Lycoming O-235-L2CM 110 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Gulicks Aviation - Registered owner: Ronald Gulick - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, January 25, 2000, 77 hours before - Departed: GLY, CLINTON, MO - Destination: MO85, HARRISONVILLE, MO ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 28; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: right; flight hours: 1,400 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 1,300 as pilot in command, 125 in the last 90 days, 25 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 45° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 55 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20000325013459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000325013459A), Mar 25, 2000: Cessna 152, Dutler, MO, No damage. (-23) Mr. Gulick operated Cessna 152, N6375H, as pilot in command, on an instructional flight near butler, MO, while teaching a simulated emergency approach… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.