- Date
- February 8, 1988, 11:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Palamino Valley, NV
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N48890Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880208002079A
- Case key
- 40778
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student pilot was practicing 's' turns over a roadway when engine power loss occurred. Forced landing attempt on the road resulted in a high flare and hard landing, shearing the nose gear. The acft flipped inverted. Engine inspection and test run revealed no discrepancies. No mechanical reason was found for power loss. The temperature was 60 degrees f and the dew point was 30 degrees f. this temperature/dew point was in a range where carburetor icing was probable (visible icing) at rated power.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N48890
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15281032
- Airframe hours
- 3,559
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Reno Flying Service, Inc
- Registered owner
- Reno Flying Service, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · February 5, 1988 · 8 hours before
- Departed
- RNO · Reno, NV
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
- 22
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 61 total · 22 in this make and model · 23 as pilot in command · 22 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 30° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RNO, 25 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.