Cessna 152 N47802

Summary

On 26 January 2002 at about 16:00 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N47802 was involved in an accident near Ardmore, Oklahoma, 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

26 January 2002 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States

Nearest airport

Lake Murray State Park (1F1)

Coordinates

34.1904, -97.1100

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N47802

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ardmore → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW02LA073

Nobody was injured.

the instructor pilot's delayed go-around which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees. A contributing factor to the accident was the instructor pilot's fatigued condition due to lack of sleep.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot completed a simulated forced landing to a grass airstrip and then initiated a go-around. The airplane was climbing through 1,000 feet when the student's instructor again simulated an engine failure, and the student made an approach to a field. The flight instructor stated that the field selected by the student contained a ridgeline, and subsequently, he instructed the student to land in a suitable field adjacent to the ridgeline. The approach was accomplished with the carburetor heat on and the flaps retracted. The airplane was descending through 50 feet agl when the sink rate began to increase. The flight instructor advanced the throttle to full-power, turned the carburetor heat off, and initiated a go-around; however, a climb was not attained. Subsequently, the left wing contacted trees, and the airplane impacted the ground. The flight instructor reported that he had been ill during the day prior to the accident and had not slept during the night previous to the accident. He further reported that the accident could have been prevented by initiating recovery from the simulated forced landing at a higher altitude.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.