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| NTSB Identification: DEN88LA082. The docket is stored on NTSB microfiche number 35678. |
| Accident occurred Tuesday, March 08, 1988 at FORT COLLINS, CO |
| Aircraft: CESSNA 152, registration: N47567 |
| Injuries: 1 Uninjured |
| Event: 20001213X25253 Status: Final Report Approved On Tuesday, April 25, 1989 |
| NTSB Final Narrative (6120.4) |
| THE PRIVATE PLT WAS PERFORMING A NIGHT SOLO TRAINING FLIGHT IN THE LOCAL AREA. AFTER SEVERAL STOP AND GO LANDINGS, THE PLT WAS RETURNING TO HER HOME AIRPORT. AT 6300FT MSL, IN CRUISE FLIGHT, THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE QUIT. ATTEMPTS TO RESTART WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL. A FORCED LANDING WAS PERFORMED ON A PLOWED FIELD. AT TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE GEAR DUG INTO THE SOFT TERRAIN, COLLAPSED, AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. A POST ACCIDENT ENGINE INSPECTION REVEALED NO EVIDENCE TO EXPLAIN THE REPORTED ENGINE FAILURE. DURING A POST ACCIDENT ENGINE RUN, THE ENGINE OPERATED TO 2200 RPM WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS BEING NOTED. AFTER FOUR ENGINE RUNS, SOME DEBRIS WAS REMOVED FROM THE CARBURETOR, AND THE BOTTOM FOUR PLUGS SHOWED SOME LEADING. |
| Occurrences and Sequence of Events |
| Occurrence: 1, LOSS OF ENGINE POWER |
| Phase of Operation: CRUISE - NORMAL |
| Sequence of Events for Occurrence Number: 1 |
| 1 ( Cause ) REASON FOR OCCURRENCE UNDETERMINED / / |
| Occurrence: 2, FORCED LANDING |
| Phase of Operation: DESCENT - EMERGENCY |
| Sequence of Events for Occurrence Number: 2 |
| 1 (Finding) LIGHT CONDITION / DARK NIGHT / (0) |
| Occurrence: 3, NOSE OVER |
| Phase of Operation: LANDING - FLARE/TOUCHDOWN |
| Sequence of Events for Occurrence Number: 3 |
| 1 ( Factor ) TERRAIN CONDITIONS / ROUGH/UNEVEN / (0) |
| 2 ( Factor ) LANDING GEAR, NOSE GEAR / COLLAPSED / (0) |
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