Cessna 152 N95565

Summary

On 30 November 2001 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N95565 was involved in an accident near Perry, Texas, 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

30 November 2001 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Perry, Texas, United States

Coordinates

31.6378, -97.0739

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N95565

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Waco → Waco

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW02LA046

Nobody was injured.

The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During a dual instructional flight, the CFI initiated a simulated engine failure at altitude by reducing the throttle to idle. At 500 feet AGL, he instructed the student pilot to recover and initiate a go-around. As the student added power, the engine lost power and the CFI took over the controls to attempt to restart the engine to no avail. The CFI continued the approach to the previously selected field. Upon touchdown, the nose landing gear sank into the soft ground and the airplane nosed over coming to rest in the inverted position. After the accident, a new propeller was installed and the engine was started and operated without further problems. The reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.