- Date
- February 26, 1985, 16:49 local (21:49 UTC)
- Place
- Frankton, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5394MCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850226004559A
- Case key
- 13015
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During a setup for a practice stall the solo student pilot retarded the throttle, raised the nose slightly and applied carb heat. He believed he was losing airspeed too quickly so he then reapplied full power. At this point the engine rpms dropped to 5 or 500. While setting up for a forced landing the pilot pumped the throttle,. Changed the mixture, checked the fuel selector, and removed the carb heat but the engine would not recover. The aircraft nosed over onto its back during the forced landing. The post-accident investigation revealed that the engine operated normally, along with the magnetos and the carburetor heat.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5394M
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 152-84578
- Airframe hours
- 1,852
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Anderson Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 10, 1984 · 26 hours before
- Departed
- AID · Anderson, IN
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 24
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 21 total · 21 in this make and model · 6 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 46 °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.
Other investigations on N5394M · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.