- Date
- February 9, 1989, 13:15 local (20:15 UTC)
- Place
- Gill, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N69117Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 31, 1991
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890209002049A
- Case key
- 17672
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Probable cause
Improper use of the powerplant controls by the CFI during descent through low temperature air.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
An ATP rated CFI and a dual student were practicing simulated forced landings over snow covered fields. During a descent, the CFI said he attempted to add full power but the engine would not accelerate. The CFI landed the acft in a snow covered corn field and the nose gear hit an embankment. The acft bounced into the air for another 100 feet. On the second touchdown, the nose gear dug in and the acft nosed over. A post accident engine run failed to reveal any evidence of a mechanical failure. The engine started and ran normally.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N69117
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15282493
- Airframe hours
- 1,926
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Northern Colorado Aviation Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · November 18, 1988 · 60 hours before
- Departed
- GXY · Greeley, CO
- Destination
- GXY
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 5,181 total · 1,400 in this make and model · 5,111 as pilot in command · 178 in the last 90 days · 78 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 19 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.