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FAA accident report · Cessna 150F · Kalispell, MT · July 8, 2008

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Date
July 8, 2008 · 14:25 local
Place
Kalispell, MT
Airport
Kalispell City
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8647G
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX08LA212
Reported as
Cessna 150F
Reported engine
Continental O200*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,010 total225 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N8647GRegistration cancelled Jun 18, 2010 · Cessna 150FS/N 15062747 · Built 1966Airframe modelCessna 150FEngine modelContinental 0-200 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 July 8, 2008, about 14:30 MST, a Cessna 150F, N8647G, registered to privacy data omitted was substantially damaged when the pilot, a certified flight instructor experienced engine trouble inflight, and attempted to land at Kalispell City Airport (S27), klispell, MT. The certified flight instructor and student pilot were seriously injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed with calm winds, no flight plan was filed for local landing practice flight. The aircraft departed S27 at about 14:20 MST. The student pilot initiated a takeoff, and when the aircraft had reached approximately 150 feet AGL, the engine sputtered, the flight instructor took the controls, feathered the engine back and then advanced the throttle. The engine cleared up, and the flight instructor continued a climb to approximately 400 feet AGL. He then initiated a right hand turn to return to Kalispell City Airport. At 90 degrees into the turn the nose of the aircraft pitched down 20 degrees. The pilot tried to recover but was unable and the aircraft crashed in a horse corral, south corral, wouthwest of the airport.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 8, 2008, ABOUT 14:30 MST, A CESSNA 150F, N8647G, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN THE PILOT, A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR EXPERIENCED ENGINE TROUBLE INFLIGHT, AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT KALISPELL CITY AIRPORT (S27), KLISPELL, MT. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED WITH CALM WINDS, NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR LOCAL LANDING PRACTICE FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED S27 AT ABOUT 14:20 MST. THE STUDENT PILOT INITIATED A TAKEOFF, AND WHEN THE AIRCRAFT HAD REACHED APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET AGL, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK THE CONTROLS, FEATHERED THE ENGINE BACK AND THEN ADVANCED THE THROTTLE. THE ENGINE CLEARED UP, AND THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CONTINUED A CLIMB TO APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET AGL. HE THEN INITIATED A RIGHT HAND TURN TO RETURN TO KALISPELL CITY AIRPORT. AT 90 DEGREES INTO THE TURN THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED DOWN 20 DEGREES. THE PILOT TRIED TO RECOVER BUT WAS UNABLE AND THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A HORSE CORRAL, SOUTH CORRAL, WOUTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT.

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 LAX08LA212Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKalispell, MTA partial loss of engine power during initial climb due to fuel system contamination by a foreign substance. Contributing to the accident was the uneven terrain.Jul 8, 2008 · Destroyed