Cessna 152 N25566

Summary

On 16 March 2006 at about 18:25 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N25566, operated by Delta Connection Academy, was involved in an accident near Sanford, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

16 March 2006 at 18:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Sanford, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Orlando Sanford International (KSFB)

Coordinates

28.7775, -81.2375

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N25566

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Delta Connection Academy

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Orlando → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA06LA064

2 people had minor injuries.

A loss of engine power during takeoff-initial climb due to contamination (debris) lodged in the carburetor jet, which resulted in a forced landing and collision with trees.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

A flight instructor and his student were practicing touch and go landings during a CFR Part 91 instructional flight. During the upwind portion of the landing pattern, about 200 feet agl, the engine lost power. The instructor took control of the airplane, declared an emergency, and began a right turn toward a road. He then saw a clearing and turned toward it, but the left wing collided with a tree during the landing flare. During the landing roll, the nose gear strut collapsed, and the airplane collided with a wooden greenhouse. An FAA inspector examined the airplane and engine and found debris in the main metering jet. The debris appeared to be small flakes of a white material. The inspector noted that the debris was larger than the fuel inlet screen. The carburetor was removed and examined at a maintenance facility. No additional foreign object or debris was found. A small leak was found at the accelerator valve. According to the operator, a previously overhauled carburetor was installed on the engine on March 13, 2006, about 9.6 hours before the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.