ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209894
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| Date: | Wednesday 25 April 2018 |
| Time: | 17:14 |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Guest Aviation Llc |
| Registration: | N89904 |
| MSN: | 15282911 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 10878 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Holly Pond, Cullman County, AL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Cullman, AL (CMD) |
| Gadsden, AL (GAD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After reaching a cruise altitude about 2,500 ft above ground level, the private pilot pulled the engine mixture control toward the lean position too far, and the engine lost total power. The pilot pushed the engine mixture control to the full rich position and attempted unsuccessfully to restart the engine. After one restart attempt, he chose to execute a forced landing, during which the airplane nosed over and sustained damage to the right wing.
Postaccident examination and an engine test run revealed no evidence of preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot did not activate carburetor heat during the flight or after the engine lost power. At the time of the power loss, nearby weather was conducive to the formation of serious carburetor ice at descent power; however, because of the airplane’s altitude and the limited amount of time available, the investigation could not determine whether carburetor icing contributed to his inability to restart the engine. It is likely that the pilot leaned the mixture too much, which resulted in the engine losing total power.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s inadvertent engine shutdown due to excessive leaning of the engine and his subsequent inability to restart the engine.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=89904
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Apr-2018 04:41 | Geno | Added |
| 26-Apr-2018 15:19 | Geno | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 01-Jun-2019 07:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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