At 12:00 CST, a Cessna 152 nosed over during a forced landing in a field southeast of Butler. The CFI and student pilot on board were not injured. The CFI reported that he inadvertently pulled the mixture control back instead of the throttle when practicing a simulated loss of engine power. The airplane struck a hole in the ground and nosed over during the subsequent forced landing.
March 25, Butler, Mo. / Cessna 152
At 12:00 CST, a Cessna 152 nosed over during a forced landing in a field southeast of Butler. The CFI and student pilot on board were not injured. The CFI reported that he inadvertently pulled the mixture control back instead of the throttle when practicing a simulated loss of engine power. The airplane struck a hole in the ground and nosed over during the subsequent forced landing....
Key Takeaways:
- A Cessna 152 nosed over during a forced landing in a field southeast of Butler.
- The incident occurred when the CFI mistakenly pulled the mixture control instead of the throttle during a simulated engine power loss.
- The airplane struck a hole during the subsequent landing, causing it to nose over, but both the CFI and student pilot were uninjured.
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