# NTSB MIA06LA064: Cessna 152, N25566, Sanford, FL, March 16, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: March 16, 2006, 13:25 local (18:25 UTC) - Place: Sanford, FL - Coordinates: 28.7775, -81.237503 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7775&lon=-81.2375&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 2 minor - Status: Completed, report January 31, 2008 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FSDO-15, Orlando FL. - NTSB case key (mKey): 63355 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA06LA064 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/63355/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06LA064 ## Probable cause A loss of engine power during takeoff-initial climb due to contamination (debris) lodged in the carburetor jet, which resulted in a forced landing and collision with trees. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power, takeoff - initial climb - contamination,other than water (cause) - Forced landing, emergency descent/landing - In flight collision with object, emergency descent/landing - object - tree(s) ## Analysis A flight instructor and his student were practicing touch and go landings during a CFR Part 91 instructional flight. During the upwind portion of the landing pattern, about 200 feet agl, the engine lost power. The instructor took control of the airplane, declared an emergency, and began a right turn toward a road. He then saw a clearing and turned toward it, but the left wing collided with a tree during the landing flare. During the landing roll, the nose gear strut collapsed, and the airplane collided with a wooden greenhouse. An FAA inspector examined the airplane and engine and found debris in the main metering jet. The debris appeared to be small flakes of a white material. The inspector noted that the debris was larger than the fuel inlet screen. The carburetor was removed and examined at a maintenance facility. No additional foreign object or debris was found. A small leak was found at the accelerator valve. According to the operator, a previously overhauled carburetor was installed on the engine on March 13, 2006, about 9.6 hours before the accident. ## Factual narrative On March 16, 2006, about 1325 eastern standard time, a Cessna 152, N25566, sustained substantial damage when it collided with trees following a loss of engine power, about 2 miles southeast of the Orlando Sanford International Airport, Sanford, Florida. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) local area instructional flight under Title 14 CFR Part 91, when the accident occurred. The airplane was operated by the Delta Connection Academy, Sanford. The certified flight instructor and the student pilot received minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The flight instructor reported that he and his student were practicing touch and go landings to runway 9R. During the upwind portion of the landing pattern, about 200 feet agl, the engine lost power. The instructor took control of the airplane, declared an emergency, and began a right turn toward a road. He then saw a clearing and turned toward it, but the left wing collided with a tree during the landing flare. During the landing roll, the nose gear strut collapsed, and the airplane collided with a wooden greenhouse. A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector from the Orlando Flight Standards District Office (FSDO), conducted an examination of the airplane and engine on March 22, 2006. He reported that he established continuity of the engine controls. No discrepancies were noted with the engine fuel system, ignition system, or the air induction system. No contamination was found in the fuel system. He removed the carburetor and found debris in the main metering jet. The debris appeared to be small flakes of a white material. The inspector noted that the debris was larger than the fuel inlet screen. The carburetor was retained for further examination. On April 12, 2006, the carburetor was examined at a maintenance facility. No additional foreign objects or debris were found. A small leak was found at the accelerator valve. According to the operator, a previously overhauled carburetor was installed on the engine on March 13, 2006, about 9.6 hours before the accident. The airplane was released to the owner of the airplane on March 23, 2006. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N25566](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25566-2008-04-11), registration cancelled 2008-04-11, S/N 15280734, built 1977 (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: 15280734 - Airframe hours: 11239 - Engines: Lycoming O-235 110 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Delta Connection Academy - Registered owner: T and D Ventures - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility - Last inspection: 100 hour, March 1, 2006, 51 hours before - Departed: SFB, Orlando, FL - Airport: KSFB, Orlando Sanford International ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Flight instructor; age 30; injuries: minor; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, with waivers/limitations; last flight review June 1, 2004; seat: right; flight hours: 782 total, 180 in this make and model, 632 as pilot in command, 55 in the last 90 days, 17 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours - Student pilot; age 28; injuries: minor; student; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 18 total, 18 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: variable at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 46 °F - Altimeter: 30.18 inHg - Observed at: KSFB, 2 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 20060316003649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060316003649A), Mar 16, 2006: Cessna 152, Sanford, FL, Destroyed. (-23) During takeoff climbout engine suddenly failed without warning at/or about 300 feet AGL. No suitable landing area trees/power lines as obstacles. Landed… ## Other investigations on N25566 (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 ATL94LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA032), Dec 26, 1993: Cessna 152 (N25566), Edisto Island, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO USE CARBURETOR HEAT, WHILE MANEUVERING AND CHANGING ALTITUDES, WHICH RESULTED IN CARBURETOR ICE. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THAT WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE FAVORABLE… 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.