- Date
- October 5, 1992, 12:15 local (16:15 UTC)
- Place
- Milford, NH
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Other
- Aircraft
- N301DWCessna 152 II
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 26, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19921005041039A
- Case key
- 37251
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Probable cause
The instructor pilots improper in-flight planning, and his failure to maintain a proper glide path to the forced landing area. A factor in this accident was the instructor's decision to shut down the engine during a 'simulated' engine failure .
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 practicing simulated engine failures, from 4800 feet above mean sea level, the instructor pilot pulled the mixture lever to the cut off position causing the engine to shut down. The instructor pilot and student pilot continued with 'simulated' engine out procedures until 2500 feet when an attempt was made to restart the engine. After several unsuccessful attempted restarts, the instructor maneuvered the airplane toward the original simulated forced landing area. However, he over shot the field, and the airplane impacted trees. The post-accident examination of the engine revealed it was capable of normal operation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N301DW
- Reported as
- Cessna 152 II
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15285319
- Airframe hours
- 5,084
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Daniel Webster College
- Registered owner
- Daniel Webster College
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 21, 1992 · 65 hours before
- Departed
- ASH · Nashua, NH
- Destination
- ASH
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
- 32
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 1,741 total · 900 in this make and model · 1,642 as pilot in command · 46 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ASH, 6 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.