Emergency off airport forced landing in a C-152.

Attributes
ACN	297515
Time
Date	199502
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : teb airport : mmu
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 800
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 other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 965 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	297511
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

My student and I took off from mmu in a C-152 on a cross country to danbury, ct. Our plan was mmu direct cmk VORTAC direct dxr (touch and go) direct cmk tapanze bridge following the hudson river in the VFR corridor to the statue of liberty then over newark class B airspace direct mmu. On the way to dxr we were experiencing light turbulence and we had a tailwind of approximately 10-15 KTS. We did the touch and go 30 mins after takeoff from mmu. We needed another 20 mins to reach the bridge and started a descent to 1000 ft MSL from 2500 ft MSL. We passed the george washington bridge at 1000 ft MSL and descended down to 800 ft MSL we experienced a slight increase in turbulence. My student who had the controls descended all the way to 600 ft MSL, when I told him to climb to 800 ft MSL. Right at the moment when we were leveling off at 800 ft MSL, we experienced one big bump. It felt like we fell straight down and lost all the lift on the wings. When we recovered from the bump, I noticed the engine was at idle. I added power and when the engine did not react I took the controls and pumped on the throttle. The engine was still windmilling. I heard the engine was still on so I started the emergency checklist. I saw a field on my right side and I decided to aim for that in case we had to make an emergency landing. While turning towards the field I tried to restart the engine. On final approach I managed to start the engine and I added full power and started to recover. Right then engine quit totally. I saw we were too fast to make the field. At this time we were gliding over the field. The only thing I saw was a road on the left side so I went for the road. I had to make a right turn to line up with the road. While turning we hit a traffic light with the left wing. Next thing I remember we were on the ground. No one was hurt. My student had a scratch on his knee and I had a scratch on my hand. Fuel situation: at start up in mmu: 18 gal, used for taxi, runup, takeoff: 1.5 gals, used en route to dxr: 3.0 gals, dxr to tappanese bridge: 2.5 gals, total at the engine failure: 11.0 gals, reserve 30 min: 3 gals, total left: 8 gals good for an added 1.3 hours at normal cruise speed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMER OFF ARPT FORCED LNDG IN A C-152.

Narrative: MY STUDENT AND I TOOK OFF FROM MMU IN A C-152 ON A XCOUNTRY TO DANBURY, CT. OUR PLAN WAS MMU DIRECT CMK VORTAC DIRECT DXR (TOUCH AND GO) DIRECT CMK TAPANZE BRIDGE FOLLOWING THE HUDSON RIVER IN THE VFR CORRIDOR TO THE STATUE OF LIBERTY THEN OVER NEWARK CLASS B AIRSPACE DIRECT MMU. ON THE WAY TO DXR WE WERE EXPERIENCING LIGHT TURB AND WE HAD A TAILWIND OF APPROX 10-15 KTS. WE DID THE TOUCH AND GO 30 MINS AFTER TKOF FROM MMU. WE NEEDED ANOTHER 20 MINS TO REACH THE BRIDGE AND STARTED A DSCNT TO 1000 FT MSL FROM 2500 FT MSL. WE PASSED THE GEORGE WASHINGTON BRIDGE AT 1000 FT MSL AND DSNDED DOWN TO 800 FT MSL WE EXPERIENCED A SLIGHT INCREASE IN TURB. MY STUDENT WHO HAD THE CTLS DSNDED ALL THE WAY TO 600 FT MSL, WHEN I TOLD HIM TO CLB TO 800 FT MSL. RIGHT AT THE MOMENT WHEN WE WERE LEVELING OFF AT 800 FT MSL, WE EXPERIENCED ONE BIG BUMP. IT FELT LIKE WE FELL STRAIGHT DOWN AND LOST ALL THE LIFT ON THE WINGS. WHEN WE RECOVERED FROM THE BUMP, I NOTICED THE ENG WAS AT IDLE. I ADDED PWR AND WHEN THE ENG DID NOT REACT I TOOK THE CTLS AND PUMPED ON THE THROTTLE. THE ENG WAS STILL WINDMILLING. I HEARD THE ENG WAS STILL ON SO I STARTED THE EMER CHKLIST. I SAW A FIELD ON MY R SIDE AND I DECIDED TO AIM FOR THAT IN CASE WE HAD TO MAKE AN EMER LNDG. WHILE TURNING TOWARDS THE FIELD I TRIED TO RESTART THE ENG. ON FINAL APCH I MANAGED TO START THE ENG AND I ADDED FULL PWR AND STARTED TO RECOVER. RIGHT THEN ENG QUIT TOTALLY. I SAW WE WERE TOO FAST TO MAKE THE FIELD. AT THIS TIME WE WERE GLIDING OVER THE FIELD. THE ONLY THING I SAW WAS A ROAD ON THE L SIDE SO I WENT FOR THE ROAD. I HAD TO MAKE A R TURN TO LINE UP WITH THE ROAD. WHILE TURNING WE HIT A TFC LIGHT WITH THE L WING. NEXT THING I REMEMBER WE WERE ON THE GND. NO ONE WAS HURT. MY STUDENT HAD A SCRATCH ON HIS KNEE AND I HAD A SCRATCH ON MY HAND. FUEL SIT: AT START UP IN MMU: 18 GAL, USED FOR TAXI, RUNUP, TKOF: 1.5 GALS, USED ENRTE TO DXR: 3.0 GALS, DXR TO TAPPANESE BRIDGE: 2.5 GALS, TOTAL AT THE ENG FAILURE: 11.0 GALS, RESERVE 30 MIN: 3 GALS, TOTAL LEFT: 8 GALS GOOD FOR AN ADDED 1.3 HRS AT NORMAL CRUISE SPD.

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.