- Date
- February 15, 1986, 09:53 local (14:53 UTC)
- Place
- Ft. Pierce, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N772WACessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860215002849A
- Case key
- 31575
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Analysis
The flt was cruising at 2000 ft with the mixture leaned for cruise. A descent to 1000 ft was made by reducing power. Shortly after leveling off, the engine began to lose power and max RPM available was 1700. The plt said he pumped the throttle several times but did not select carburetor heat & he does not recall whether he had repositioned the mixture control to a richer setting prior to his decision to execute a forced landing. A dirt road was selected & during the landing sequence, a x-wind blew the acft from the road into the trees. A post accident exam of the engine & related syst revealed no evidence to suggest any failure or malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N772WA
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15280640
- Airframe hours
- 5,104
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- World Air, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 31, 1985 · 56 hours before
- Departed
- TMB · Miami, FL
- Destination
- VRB · Vero Beach, FL
- Flight plan
- VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 17
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 48 total · 47 in this make and model · 11 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- VRB, 8 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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