Cessna 152 N6349M

Summary

On 5 August 1982 at about 16:45 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N6349M, operated by Scottsdale Flight Center, was involved in an accident near Phoenix, Arizona, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

5 August 1982 at 16:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N6349M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Scottsdale Flight Center

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Scottsdale → Scottsdale

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX82DA289

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

DURING A DUAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (IP) INITIATED A FORCED LANDING FOR A STUDENT BY PULLING THE MIXTURE CONTROL OUT. THE FORCED LANDING WAS TAKEN TO AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 400 FT AGL, THEN THE IP PUSHED THE MIXTURE CONTROL IN AND TOLD THE STUDENT TO CLIMB. AFTER REACHING AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 1000 FT, THE IP PULLED THE MIXTURE CONTROL AGAIN, INITIATING ANOTHER FORCED LANDING. AFTER A SHORT TIME, THE IP PUSHED THE MIXTURE CONTROL IN TO RETURN TO NORMAL FLIGHT, BUT THE ENGINE FAILED TO START. THE IP MADE A NUMBER OF ATTEMPTS TO START THE ENGINE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING IN THE DESERT. AN EXAMNATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED NO PREIMPACT FAILURES. THE ENGINE WAS RUN TO 1800 RPM AND A MAGNETO CHECK SHOWED A DROP OF ABOUT 100 RPM ON EACH MAGNETO.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.