What happened
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Did one ILS on r/w 8 at fxe. Did touch and go on r/w 26. On climb out, had no flap control. Stated he had a electrical problem (at scene flap control circuit breaker was popped) and he needed to land. Aircraft came down on us highway 441, south of commercial blvd in the city of tamarac, FL.. Struck one automobile and one concrete light pole on west side of highway as it landed, going south. A/c flap ind showed 10 degree flap position at sight. Aircraft had no burning smell, no flags on indicator (engine) pilot admitted no weight and balance was performed before flight. (.4) the flight departed, performed airwork, then executed a practice ILS approach to the runway. After touchdown about 2,000 feet down the 6,001 foot long runway with the flaps fully extended, the pilot-rated student performed a touch-and-go landing and placed the flap selector to the `up' position. The flight continued and climbed to about 100 feet where while flying near the departure end of the runway, the CFI noted that the airspeed was not increasing. One of the rear seat occupants advised him that the flaps failed to retract and unable to maintain altitude, the CFI maneuvered the airplane for a forced landing on a road. While flaring for landing, the left elevator contacted the roof of a vehicle. The airplane then touched down, collided with a light pole, and came to rest upright. Post accident examination of the airplane revealed that the flap circuit breaker was popped; no determination could be made as to the reason for flap malfunction. The flaps were determined to be fully extended and the airplane was about 39 pounds over gross weight at the time of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
DID ONE ILS ON R/W 8 AT FXE. DID TOUCH AND GO ON R/W 26. ON CLIMB OUT, HAD NO FLAP CONTROL. STATED HE HAD A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM (AT SCENE FLAP CONTROL CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS POPPED) AND HE NEEDED TO LAND. AIRCRAFT CAME DOWN ON US HIGHWAY 441, SOUTH OF COMMERCIAL BLVD IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FL.. STRUCK ONE AUTOMOBILE AND ONE CONCRETE LIGHT POLE ON WEST SIDE OF HIGHWAY AS IT LANDED, GOING SOUTH. A/C FLAP IND SHOWED 10 DEGREE FLAP POSITION AT SIGHT. AIRCRAFT HAD NO BURNING SMELL, NO FLAGS ON INDICATOR (ENGINE) PILOT ADMITTED NO WEIGHT AND BALANCE WAS PERFORMED BEFORE FLIGHT. (.4) THE FLIGHT DEPARTED, PERFORMED AIRWORK, THEN EXECUTED A PRACTICE ILS APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY. AFTER TOUCHDOWN ABOUT 2,000 FEET DOWN THE 6,001 FOOT LONG RUNWAY WITH THE FLAPS FULLY EXTENDED, THE PILOT-RATED STUDENT PERFORMED A TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING AND PLACED THE FLAP SELECTOR TO THE `UP' POSITION. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED AND CLIMBED TO ABOUT 100 FEET WHERE WHILE FLYING NEAR THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY, THE CFI NOTED THAT THE AIRSPEED WAS NOT INCREASING. ONE OF THE REAR SEAT OCCUPANTS ADVISED HIM THAT THE FLAPS FAILED TO RETRACT AND UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE, THE CFI MANEUVERED THE AIRPLANE FOR A FORCED LANDING ON A ROAD. WHILE FLARING FOR LANDING, THE LEFT ELEVATOR CONTACTED THE ROOF OF A VEHICLE. THE AIRPLANE THEN TOUCHED DOWN, COLLIDED WITH A LIGHT POLE, AND CAME TO REST UPRIGHT. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THAT THE FLAP CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS POPPED; NO DETERMINATION COULD BE MADE AS TO THE REASON FOR FLAP MALFUNCTION. THE FLAPS WERE DETERMINED TO BE FULLY EXTENDED AND THE AIRPLANE WAS ABOUT 39 POUNDS OVER GROSS WEIGHT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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