Cessna 152 N95550

Summary

On 16 December 2017 at about 18:20 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N95550, operated by Flying Academy Miami, was involved in an accident near Everglades City, Florida, 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

16 December 2017 at 18:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Everglades City, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Oasis Ranger Station-U S Gover (9FL7)

Coordinates

25.8636, -81.0347

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N95550

Category

Airplane

Year built

1984

Engines

1

Operator

Flying Academy Miami

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Miami → Venice

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA18LA050

Nobody was injured.

The loose nut connecting the mixture control cable to the mixture control arm, which resulted in the pilot’s inability to control the mixture and the subsequent total loss of engine power.  

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that while in level cruise flight on the personal flight, he adjusted the throttle and mixture controls. Shortly after, the engine lost total power. Emergency engine procedures did not restore engine power, and the pilot selected a nearby airport for a forced landing. During the subsequent emergency landing, the airplane struck a perimeter fence before impacting the ground just short of the runway, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage. A postaccident engine examination revealed that when the mixture control was manipulated, the cable moved, but the mixture arm on the carburetor did not move. When the fiber lock nut that attached the mixture cable to the mixture arm was tightened, the mixture linkage operated normally. The engine was then started and operated at various power settings. Given the absence of mechanical issues other than the loose mixture control fiber lock nut, it is likely that the mixture linkage became loose and the mixture control arm vibrated to the lean direction, which resulted in the mixture being too lean and the engine losing total power.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.