- Date
- December 7, 1986, 00:45 local (08:45 UTC)
- Place
- Davis, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N25592Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861207064799A
- Case key
- 25485
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Analysis
A Cessna 152 nosed over in a rough plowed field after a partial loss of power while on a night VFR pleasure flight. The pilot indicated that he was on a date with his girl friend and offered to demonstrate negative gravity to her. He slowed the aircraft and climbed to approximately 2,600 feet MSL. During the recovery from the resulting dive, the aircraft engine began to run rough and would produce only partial power. The pilot checked the mixture control, the magnetos, fuel quanity, fuel valve, and carburetor heat. The engine would only produce 1,400 RPM and the pilot was unable to maintain altitude. The pilot executed a forced landing to a rough plowed field. The aircraft nosed over during the landing roll. Examination of the aircraft engine by an airframe and powerplant revealed no discrepancies in the engine controls or aircraft fuel system.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N25592
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15280752
- Airframe hours
- 4,092
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Executive Flyers, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Inderbitzen, Tom
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · September 25, 1986 · 84 hours before
- Departed
- SAC · Sacramento, CA
- Destination
- 005 · Davis, CA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 560 total · 11 in this make and model · 481 as pilot in command · 53 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 340° at 14 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 48 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SAC, 15 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.