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FAA accident report · Cessna 150H · Talkeetna, AK · March 16, 2019

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Date
March 16, 2019 · 15:20 local
Place
Talkeetna, AK
Airport
Talkeetna Ap
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7095S
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC19LA015
Reported as
Cessna 150H
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
950 total50 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days
N7095SRegistered now · Cessna 150HS/N 15067795 · Built 1967Airframe modelCessna 150HEngine 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.

The CFI (pilot) was conducting an introductory flight lesson to a new student. She added that she was in

The right seat and the student was in the left seat at the time of the accident.

The flight instructor said that during the first takeoff run, condensation formed on the airplane's windscreen, so she aborted the takeoff and taxied back to the end of runway 1 for a

Second attempt, using all 3,500 feet of available runway. The pilot stated that they pulled the yoke back and became airborne. After becomimg airborne, the nose of the airplane pitched up in an excessive attitude unexpectedly. The pilot pushed the control yoke full forward to lower the nose, which resulted in no change to the aircraft attitude. She then asked the student for assistance in holding the yoke forward while the pilot adjusted the trim full nose down. Which also resulted in the no change to the aircraft attitude. The flight instructor then observed the approaching tree line ahead, and unable to correct the

Nose high attitude of the airplane, she reduced the engine power to control her rate of desent into the trees. The airplane came to rest in the trees after which the pilot and passenger exitted the aircraft without any injuries.

As the FAA filed it

THE CFI (PILOT) WAS CONDUCTING AN INTRODUCTORY FLIGHT LESSON TO A NEW STUDENT. SHE ADDED THAT SHE WAS IN

THE RIGHT SEAT AND THE STUDENT WAS IN THE LEFT SEAT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR SAID THAT DURING THE FIRST TAKEOFF RUN, CONDENSATION FORMED ON THE AIRPLANE'S WINDSCREEN, SO SHE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND TAXIED BACK TO THE END OF RUNWAY 1 FOR A

SECOND ATTEMPT, USING ALL 3,500 FEET OF AVAILABLE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT THEY PULLED THE YOKE BACK AND BECAME AIRBORNE. AFTER BECOMIMG AIRBORNE, THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE PITCHED UP IN AN EXCESSIVE ATTITUDE UNEXPECTEDLY. THE PILOT PUSHED THE CONTROL YOKE FULL FORWARD TO LOWER THE NOSE, WHICH RESULTED IN NO CHANGE TO THE AIRCRAFT ATTITUDE. SHE THEN ASKED THE STUDENT FOR ASSISTANCE IN HOLDING THE YOKE FORWARD WHILE THE PILOT ADJUSTED THE TRIM FULL NOSE DOWN. WHICH ALSO RESULTED IN THE NO CHANGE TO THE AIRCRAFT ATTITUDE. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR THEN OBSERVED THE APPROACHING TREE LINE AHEAD, AND UNABLE TO CORRECT THE

NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE OF THE AIRPLANE, SHE REDUCED THE ENGINE POWER TO CONTROL HER RATE OF DESENT INTO THE TREES.THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST IN THE TREES AFTER WHICH THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITTED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT ANY INJURIES.

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 ANC19LA015Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportTalkeetna, AKA loss of pitch control for an undetermined reason, which resulted in a collision with terrain during an emergency landing.Mar 16, 2019 · Substantial damage