Cessna 152 N5414P

Summary

On 6 January 1990 at about 18:10 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N5414P, operated by Stillwater Flight Center, Inc, was involved in an accident near Glencoe, Oklahoma, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

6 January 1990 at 18:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Glencoe, Oklahoma, United States

Coordinates

36.2205, -96.9202

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N5414P

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Stillwater Flight Center, Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Stillwater → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW90LA050

Nobody was injured.

THE POWER LOSS DUE TO CARBURETOR ICE, WHICH RESULTED FROM THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ENGAGE CARBURETOR HEAT IN A TIMELY MANNER. A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

DURING A SOLO SESSION, A STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED TO DO A PRACTICE FORCED LANDING. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE VMC; HOWEVER, THE TEMPERATURE WAS 45 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AND THE DEW POINT WAS 28 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED RECOVERY BY ADVANCING THE THROTTLE AND APPLYING CARBURETOR HEAT SIMULTANEOUSLY. BECAUSE OF THE LATE APPLICATION OF CARBURETOR HEAT, ICING FORMED AND THE RECOVERY FROM THE PRACTICE FORCED LANDING COULD NOT BE ACCOMPLISHED. A FORCED LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED TO A ROAD; HOWEVER, VEHICULAR TRAFFIC FORCED THE PILOT TO CHANGE LANDING SITES. THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED TREES AND DESCENDED OUT OF CONTROL TO GROUND IMPACT. CONDITIONS WERE CONSISTENT WITH SERIOUS ICING POTENTIAL AT A GLIDE POWER SETTING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.