Cessna 152 N498TC

Summary

On 3 March 2015 at about 16:00 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N498TC, operated by Florida Flight Training Center, was involved in an accident near Venice, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and one 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

3 March 2015 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Venice, Florida, United States

Coordinates

27.0597, -82.3478

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N498TC

Category

Airplane

Year built

1979

Engines

1

Operator

Florida Flight Training Center

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Venice → Venice

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA15LA145

1 person had minor injuries.

A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident testing of the engine revealed no anomalies.

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The flight instructor reported that he and the student pilot departed on a local training flight. After completing maneuvers at 2,000 ft, the flight instructor initiated a simulated engine failure and proceeded to demonstrate the forced landing procedure to the student. He selected a field as the forced landing location and applied carburetor heat. After turning onto final approach for the field at an altitude of about 500 ft, the flight instructor discontinued the simulation by turning off the carburetor heat and applying engine power to initiate a climb. The flight instructor stated that the engine then "sputtered and produced no power," and he subsequently conducted a forced landing to the field. During postaccident examination of the airplane, no fuel was observed in either of the two wing fuel tanks; however, the fuel quantity at the time of the accident could not be determined because a fuel line was damaged during impact, and fuel might have leaked out postaccident. An auxiliary fuel supply was plumbed into the fuel system, and the engine started immediately, accelerated smoothly, and ran continuously with no anomalies observed.

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