- Date
- August 5, 1982, 09:45 local (16:45 UTC)
- Place
- Phoenix, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6349MCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 5, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820805034619A
- Case key
- 72215
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During a dual instructional flight, the instructor pilot (ip) initiated a forced landing for a student by pulling the mixture control out. The forced landing was taken to an altitude of about 400 ft AGL, then the ip pushed the mixture control in and told the student to climb. After reaching an altitude of about 1000 ft, the ip pulled the mixture control again, initiating another forced landing. After a short time, the ip pushed the mixture control in to return to normal flight, but the engine failed to start. The ip made a number of attempts to start the engine, but was unsuccessful. The aircraft was damaged during a forced landing in the desert. An examnation of the engine revealed no preimpact failures. The engine was run to 1800 RPM and a magneto check showed a drop of about 100 RPM on each magneto.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6349M
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15284688
- Airframe hours
- 888
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Scottsdale Flight Center
- Registered owner
- David A. Mankowski
- Departed
- SDL · Scottsdale, AZ
- Destination
- SDL · Scottsdale, AZ
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
- 31
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 655 total · 388 in this make and model · 387 as pilot in command · 158 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 35 statute miles
- Temperature
- 205 °F
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 N6349M · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.