GILL, CO, USA
N69117
CESSNA 152
AN ATP RATED CFI AND A DUAL STUDENT WERE PRACTICING SIMULATED FORCED LANDINGS OVER SNOW COVERED FIELDS. DURING A DESCENT, THE CFI SAID HE ATTEMPTED TO ADD FULL POWER BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CFI LANDED THE ACFT IN A SNOW COVERED CORN FIELD AND THE NOSE GEAR HIT AN EMBANKMENT. THE ACFT BOUNCED INTO THE AIR FOR ANOTHER 100 FEET. ON THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE GEAR DUG IN AND THE ACFT NOSED OVER. A POST ACCIDENT ENGINE RUN FAILED TO REVEAL ANY EVIDENCE OF A MECHANICAL FAILURE. THE ENGINE STARTED AND RAN NORMALLY.
IMPROPER USE OF THE POWERPLANT CONTROLS BY THE CFI DURING DESCENT THROUGH LOW TEMPERATURE AIR.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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