# NTSB FTW00LA109: Cessna 152, N94912, Decatur, TX, March 28, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: March 28, 2000, 11:15 local (17:15 UTC) - Place: Decatur, TX - Coordinates: 33.230194, -97.590713 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2302&lon=-97.5907&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 2 minor - Status: Completed, report March 2, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 51129 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW00LA109 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/51129/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA109 ## Probable cause The instructor pilot's failure to maintain the minimum controllable airspeed during a simulated emergency approach, which resulted in a stall. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, maneuvering - emergency procedure - simulated, pilot in command(cfi) - airspeed(vs) - not maintained, pilot in command(cfi) (cause) - stall - encountered, pilot in command(cfi) (cause) - In flight collision with terrain/water, emergency descent/landing - terrain condition - grass ## Analysis According to the student pilot, the preflight inspection and pre-takeoff engine run-up did not reveal any anomalies with the airplane. The instructor was demonstrating a simulated engine failure and forced landing. The student reported that as the airplane descended 'close to the ground' the instructor 'added power, the engine responded, and immediately the aircraft became unstable and he lost control.' A witness reported that the airplane appeared to be practicing emergency landings. He added that he observed the airplane moving 'slower and slower' until 'it stalled.' ## Factual narrative On March 28, 2000, at 1115 central standard time, a Cessna 152 airplane, N94912, was substantially damaged when it impacted the ground while maneuvering near Decatur, Texas. The two occupants, a flight instructor and a student pilot, received minor injuries. The airplane was operated by Delta Aeronautics Inc., of Fort Worth, Texas, under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a dual instructional flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the local flight that departed from the Fort Worth Meacham International Airport, Fort Worth, Texas, at 1030. According to the student pilot, the preflight inspection and pre-takeoff engine run-up did not reveal any anomalies with the airplane. The instructor was demonstrating a simulated engine failure and forced landing. The student reported that as the airplane descended "close to the ground" the instructor "added power, the engine responded, and immediately the aircraft became unstable and he lost control." Subsequently, the airplane contacted the ground and came to rest upright. The instructor was unconscious for a short time immediately following the accident and does not recall the event. A witness reported to an FAA inspector that the airplane appeared to be practicing emergency landings. The witness further reported that the airplane was flying from the east to the west and was moving "slower and slower" until finally it "stalled." He added that the airplane's left wing impacted the ground, followed by the nose. The FAA inspector, who examined the airplane, reported that both wings incurred structural damage, the propeller separated from the engine crankshaft, and the nose landing gear folded aft. He added that the flaps were found extended to 30 degrees. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N94912](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94912-2003-04-22), registration cancelled 2003-04-22, S/N 15285810, built 1983 (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: 15285810 - Airframe hours: 9322 - Engines: Lycoming O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Delta Aeronautics Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility - Last inspection: Annual, February 29, 2000, 93 hours before - Departed: FTW, FORT WORTH, TX ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 25; flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: right ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 190° at 10 knots - Visibility: 8 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 77 °F, dew point 64 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: AFW, 20 nm away ## 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 20000328007939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000328007939A), Mar 28, 2000: Cessna 152, Decatur, TX, No damage. (-23) On 3/28/00 at 1117, a Cessna 152, 94912, owned by delta qualiflight crashed in a field while practicing emergency landings. VFR flight conditions… ## Other investigations on N94912 (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 FTW97LA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA281), Jul 24, 1997: Cessna 152 (N94912), Fort Worth, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot in the Cessna 172 to maintain clearance from the Cessna 152 aircraft. 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.