Cessna 152 N6375H

Summary

On 25 March 2000 at about 17:55 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N6375H, operated by Gulicks Aviation, was involved in an accident near Butler, Missouri, United States. 2 people were 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

25 March 2000 at 17:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Butler, Missouri, United States

Coordinates

38.2496, -94.3307

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N6375H

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Gulicks Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Clinton → Harrisonville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI00LA098

Nobody was injured.

the certified flight instructor's improper use of the mixture control while demonstrating a simulated loss of engine power which resulted in fuel starvation. A factor associated with the accident was the rough terrain on which the forced landing was made.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The CFI reported that while practicing a simulated loss of engine power, he pulled the mixture to idle cut off to '...demonstrate a lesson to the student should he inadvertently pull the mixture instead of the throttle.' The CFI reported that he emphasized to the student that he needed to maintain a higher than normal glide airspeed to keep the propeller windmilling. They chose a field and during the turn onto final approach the propeller stopped windmilling. The CFI took control of the airplane and attempted to get the engine started to no avail. A forced landing was made in a rough field. The nose gear collapsed during the landing roll and the airplane nosed over.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.