A C-152 flown by a student pilot developed carburetor icing. Aircraft stalled during force landing o...

Attributes
ACN	311759
Time
Date	199508
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : vgt
State Reference	NV
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Cessna 152
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other landing other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 7 flight time total : 35
ASRS Report	311759
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : investigated other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I was in the northwest practice area at about 6000 ft when the engine started to slowly lose power. Finally, nearly all power was lost and I tried to restart and go through the emergency checklist but nothing worked. I saw an open road and called 'mayday' several times on vgt frequency but received no response. The plane reached critically slow speeds on final and stalled. The airplane veered to the left and impacted nose-heavy. I set up for a 60 KTS approach straight-in for a highway and kept a straight final until the plane stalled and veered to the left. It impacted at approximately 30-40 KTS. Road upward grade approximately 5 degrees. Stalled at 15-20 ft above ground. Nose gear and propeller damaged. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter discussed incident with the FAA, and was relieved of responsibility for incident. FAA took action against the flight school because student pilot had not received instruction on carburetor icing detection or elimination in the aircraft. Reporter stated that training was from a reputable flight school, yet, in 35 hours, reporter had 3 different instructors -- 'they kept leaving for other jobs.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C-152 FLOWN BY A STUDENT PLT DEVELOPED CARB ICING. ACFT STALLED DURING FORCE LNDG ON THE HIGHWAY.

Narrative: I WAS IN THE NW PRACTICE AREA AT ABOUT 6000 FT WHEN THE ENG STARTED TO SLOWLY LOSE PWR. FINALLY, NEARLY ALL PWR WAS LOST AND I TRIED TO RESTART AND GO THROUGH THE EMER CHKLIST BUT NOTHING WORKED. I SAW AN OPEN ROAD AND CALLED 'MAYDAY' SEVERAL TIMES ON VGT FREQ BUT RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. THE PLANE REACHED CRITICALLY SLOW SPDS ON FINAL AND STALLED. THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE L AND IMPACTED NOSE-HVY. I SET UP FOR A 60 KTS APCH STRAIGHT-IN FOR A HIGHWAY AND KEPT A STRAIGHT FINAL UNTIL THE PLANE STALLED AND VEERED TO THE L. IT IMPACTED AT APPROX 30-40 KTS. ROAD UPWARD GRADE APPROX 5 DEGS. STALLED AT 15-20 FT ABOVE GND. NOSE GEAR AND PROP DAMAGED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR DISCUSSED INCIDENT WITH THE FAA, AND WAS RELIEVED OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR INCIDENT. FAA TOOK ACTION AGAINST THE FLT SCHOOL BECAUSE STUDENT PLT HAD NOT RECEIVED INSTRUCTION ON CARB ICING DETECTION OR ELIMINATION IN THE ACFT. RPTR STATED THAT TRAINING WAS FROM A REPUTABLE FLT SCHOOL, YET, IN 35 HRS, RPTR HAD 3 DIFFERENT INSTRUCTORS -- 'THEY KEPT LEAVING FOR OTHER JOBS.'

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

A C-152 flown by a student pilot developed carburetor icing. Aircraft stalled during force landing on the highway.