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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Prescott, AZ · November 13, 1998

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Date
November 13, 1998 · 16:00 local
Place
Prescott, AZ
Airport
Ernest A Love Field
Phase of flight
Practice Training Manuevers
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2401E
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX99LA030
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4M
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,090 total880 in this make and model161 in the last 90 days
N2401ERegistration cancelled Oct 19, 2017 · Cessna 172NS/N 17271268 · Built 1978Airframe modelCessna 172NEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On November 13, 1998, at 1600 hours mountain standard time, a Cessna 172N, N2401E, force landed in rough terrain 15 miles west of Prescott Arizona, following a loss of engine power. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The flight instructor and dual student, the sole occupants, were not injuried. The local instructional flight was conducted under 14 CFR part 91 and originated at the Prescott airport at 1510. Visual meteorological conditionsprevailed and no flight plan was filed. The school's safety officer reported that the flight instructor and student were conducting a simulated enginefailure from approximately 3,500 feet AGL. He reported that the student inadvertently shut the fuel selector off without the flight instructor noticing. At 500 feet AGL, the flight instructor asked the student to do a go-around. There was no response when full throttle was applied, so the instructortook the controls and performed an emergency landing. The left landing gear hit a tree stump and was sheared off. The aircraft came to rest in an upright position. (.4)the flight instructor and student pilot were conducting a simulated engine failure approximately 3,500 feet AGL. The student inad vertently shut the fuel selector off without the instructor noticing. About 500 feet AGL, the instuctor asked the student to do a go-around. There was no response when full throttle was applied, so the instructor took the controls and performed an emergency landing. The left landing gear hit a tree stump and was sheared off. The aircraft came to rest in an upright position. (-23) see narrative #LAX99LA030

As the FAA filed it

ON NOVEMBER 13, 1998, AT 1600 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172N, N2401E, FORCE LANDED IN ROUGH TERRAIN 15 MILES WEST OF PRESCOTT ARIZONA, FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND DUAL STUDENT, THE SOLE OCCUPANTS, WERE NOT INJURIED. THE LOCAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 AND ORIGINATED AT THE PRESCOTT AIRPORT AT 1510. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONSPREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE SCHOOL'S SAFETY OFFICER REPORTED THAT THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT WERE CONDUCTING A SIMULATED ENGINEFAILURE FROM APPROXIMATELY 3,500 FEET AGL. HE REPORTED THAT THE STUDENT INADVERTENTLY SHUT THE FUEL SELECTOR OFF WITHOUT THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR NOTICING. AT 500 FEET AGL, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ASKED THE STUDENT TO DO A GO-AROUND. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE WHEN FULL THROTTLE WAS APPLIED, SO THE INSTRUCTORTOOK THE CONTROLS AND PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE LEFT LANDING GEAR HIT A TREE STUMP AND WAS SHEARED OFF. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. (.4)THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT WERE CONDUCTING A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE APPROXIMATELY 3,500 FEET AGL. THE STUDENT INAD VERTENTLY SHUT THE FUEL SELECTOR OFF WITHOUT THE INSTRUCTOR NOTICING. ABOUT 500 FEET AGL, THE INSTUCTOR ASKED THE STUDENT TO DO A GO-AROUND. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE WHEN FULL THROTTLE WAS APPLIED, SO THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK THE CONTROLS AND PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE LEFT LANDING GEAR HIT A TREE STUMP AND WAS SHEARED OFF. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. (-23) SEE NARRATIVE #LAX99LA030

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX99LA030Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPrescott, AZThe failure of the flight instructor to provide adequate supervision of the student pilot during a simulated emergency landing.Nov 13, 1998 · Substantial damage

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