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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 172S · Church Hill, MD · November 11, 2005

Date
November 11, 2005 · 15:00 local
Place
Church Hill, MD
Phase of flight
Sfl Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
BVQS
Aircraft
N3501J
Reported as
Cessna 172S
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
872 total112 in this make and model51 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

(-23) Flight instructor was simulating a forced landing. After the student had completed the procedures of the forced landing, the aircraft was at an altitude of about 1000'. The instructor said to add power, but the aircraft did not respond. The flight instructor took the controls and landed the aircraft in a large field without any damage to the aircraft. Investigation found the throttle linkage was not installed correctly. The last 100 hr inspection was performed by privacy data omitted .

As the FAA filed it

(-23) FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS SIMULATING A FORCED LANDING. AFTER THE STUDENT HAD COMPLETED THE PROCEDURES OF THE FORCED LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 1000'. THE INSTRUCTOR SAID TO ADD POWER, BUT THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT RESPOND. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK THE CONTROLS AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A LARGE FIELD WITHOUT ANY DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. INVESTIGATION FOUND THE THROTTLE LINKAGE WAS NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY. THE LAST 100 HR INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ .

Other reports on N3501J · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.