Pilot Debrief

CESSNA 152 near St. Augustine, FL — 2015-06-18

Final reportERA15LA248
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Date
2015-06-18
Location
St. Augustine, FL, USA
Airport
SGJ
Aircraft
CESSNA 152
Registration
N6553L
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0
Phase of flight
Takeoff roll

Probable cause

A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

NTSB narrative

The flight instructor reported that she and the student were performing practice takeoffs and landings in the airport traffic pattern. During the fourth takeoff, at an altitude of about 200 ft above ground level, the engine lost partial power. The instructor took control of the airplane and initiated a left turn to return to the airport. The airplane touched down in a grassy area perpendicular to a taxiway, the nose landing gear collapsed, and the airplane continued across the taxiway, where it came to rest upright and sustained substantial damage. Photographs of the airplane after the accident showed evidence of some fuel spillage on the taxiway; however, the fuel on board at the time of the accident was not quantified. There were no anomalies noted during an engine test run with a replacement carburetor and propeller. Thus, the reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined.

Analysis

Primary failure mode
Engine power loss

NTSB coding

Evidence available

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Docket documents3

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