- Date
- February 14, 1987, 12:25 local (17:25 UTC)
- Place
- Old Bridge, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N25498Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 6, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870214021169A
- Case key
- 30604
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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
The Cessna 152 took off and after becoming airborne, experienced a total loss of power. The student pilot who had made the takeoff turned control of the aircraft over to the flight instructor, who made an emergency landing in a drag strip parking lot which was covered with snow and ice. The aircraft skidded into a chain link fence. The student pilot received minor injuries while the flight instructor was not injured. The aircraft received substantial damage. The main fuel strainer was drained and it was noted the fuel was approximately 50% water. The fuel in the underground tank that was used to fuel the aircraft was checked and it was noted that the fuel out of the pumps was approximately 10% water. In addition the fuel filters were dirty and contained ice crystals. The source of the water into the underground fuel tanks was not determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N25498
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15280696
- Airframe hours
- 1,634
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- Unknown
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Old Bridge Airport
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · November 15, 1986 · 91 hours before
- Departed
- 3N6 · Old Bridge, NJ
- Airport
- 3N6 · Old Bridge
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
- 35
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 1,057 total · 1,057 in this make and model · 903 as pilot in command · 113 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 5 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 30 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.