- Date
- November 14, 1991, 12:40 local (19:40 UTC)
- Place
- Maricopa, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5552MCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19911114051959A
- Case key
- 27503
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Probable cause
The cfi's inadequate supervision and his delayed remedial action. A factor was carburetor icing conditions.
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.
Analysis
While on a dual instructional flight the CFI retarded the throttle and instructed the student to spiral over the privately owned airport and execute a simulated engine out emergency landing. The student executed two 360 degree turns, clearing the engine after each turn. When the student rolled out on final approach the airplane was not aligned towards the runway and its altitude was too high. The CFI directed the student to go around. When the student applied full power, the engine faltered and the airplane collided with the ground short of the runway. Conditions conducive to serious glide power carburetor icing existed at the time.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5552M
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15284613
- Airframe hours
- 7,005
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2L, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Sawyer Aviation
- Registered owner
- Sawyer Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · October 28, 1991 · 21 hours before
- Departed
- PHX · Phoenix, AZ
- Airport
- 3AZ2 · U/A Maricopa Ag Ctr
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
- 24
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 1,000 total · 467 in this make and model · 900 as pilot in command · 151 in the last 90 days · 74 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 225° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.