- Date
- January 17, 1991, 10:20 local (16:20 UTC)
- Place
- Crowley, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N94330Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 5, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910117000649A
- Case key
- 18066
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Probable cause
The NTSB’s determination of the probable cause, and any contributing factors.
A power loss due to carburetor ice resulting from the flight instructors failure to use correct engine management procedures. A factor was the rough terrain in which the forced landing was performed.
Analysis
The instructor retarded the throttle and asked the pilot to demonstrate a simulated forced landing. After demonstrating the procedure, the pilot applied full throttle but the engine did not respond. The instructor assumed control of the airplane, landed on uneven terrain, and the airplane overturned. The engine was later tested and functioned normally. The instructor and pilot later said carburetor heat had not applied prior to the power reduction, and carburetor ice caused the power loss. The engine was later functionally tested by the FAA coordinator. It ran normally.
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N94330
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15285650
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-N2C, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Qualiflight Training
- Departed
- FTS · Fort Worth, TX
- Airport
- FWS · Fort Worth Spinks
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 736 total · 661 in this make and model · 693 as pilot in command · 118 in the last 90 days · 18 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.