- Date
- February 11, 1983, 17:30 local (Feb 12, 1983, 01:30 UTC)
- Place
- Near Kent, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N25320Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830211004989A
- Case key
- 39662
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The instructor and student encountered extreme turbulence during a climb to 2000 feet so the took the controls and the retarded power to lower speed and lose altitude. Descent was made from 1800 feet to 1300 feet before the throttle was advanced and when it was there was no engine response. A landing was attempted on a highway when the engine failed to restart. During the landing the right wing struck a sign while the pilot maneuvered to avoid traffic. Directional control was lost and the aircraft went through a series of yawing, sliding maneuvers until it stopped on the shoulder ofhighway 18. An examination of the engine disclosed no preimpact malfunction or failure. The engine was subsequently started and it idled satisfactorily.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N25320
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15280593
- Airframe hours
- 2,463
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Norman C. Grier
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · December 18, 1982 · 55 hours before
- Departed
- S36 · Kent, WA
- Airport
- S36 · Crest Airport
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 3,053 total · 852 in this make and model · 2,898 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days · 14 in the last 30 days · 20 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 6,500 ft broken
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RNT, 9 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.