FTW83LA354

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 152 · Stillwater, OK · July 31, 1983

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
July 30, 1983, 19:30 local (Jul 31, 1983, 00:30 UTC)
Place
Stillwater, OK
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N49352Cessna 152
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19830730074159A
Case key
20993

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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.

Forced landingLanding - flare/touchdown
Emergency procedure - simulatedPilot in command(cfi)Cause
Go-around - delayedPilot in command(cfi)Cause
Loss of engine power(partial) - nonmechanicalGo-around (vfr)
Throttle/power control - improper use ofPilot in command(cfi)Cause
On ground/water encounter with terrain/waterLanding - roll
Terrain condition - ditchFactor

Analysis

The acft collided with a ditch during a forced landing. This was an instructional flt and the CFI gave the student a simulated forced landing. During the attempted go-around the engine reportedly developed only 1800 RPM and a landing wasmade in a field by the CFI. This was the 3rd such occurrence for this CFI with no discrepancies being discovered with the engine following any of the occurrences.

Aircraft

Registration
N49352
Reported as
Cessna 152
Category
Airplane
Engine
Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Registered owner
Oklahoma State University
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal

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
Certificates
Commercial, Flight instructor
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
Medical
Unknown, Unknown
Seat
Right
Flight hours
1,235 total · 339 in this make and model · 1,063 as pilot in command · 107 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
120° at 10 knots
Visibility
15 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
15,000 ft broken
Temperature
84 °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.