OpenAirDocs.org

20220907021149I

Incident · Minor damage
Open the Markdown

FAA incident report · Cessna 150F · Tracy, CA · September 7, 2022

FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal

© OpenStreetMap
Date
September 7, 2022 · 14:56 local
Place
Tracy, CA
Airport
Tracy Municipal
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N823F
Reported as
Cessna 150F
Reported engine
Continental 0-200 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours
340 total230 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N823FRegistration cancelled Mar 26, 2024 · Cessna 150FS/N 15064514 · Built 1966Airframe modelCessna 150FEngine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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.

The PIC and flt instructor were practicing some manuevers in preperation for a "single engine check ride". Manuevers included steep turns, lazy 8, chandelle, steep spirals and ending with a soft field landing. Then a short field /max power takeoff followed and climb to approximately 100FT. While maintaining a stable airspeed. Instructions included a simulated engine failure and idling of the engine.

An engine failure event requires the PIC to pitch the nose down to gain airspeed. In this case, the PIC flared too high and stalled the aircraft. Immediately, the flt instructor increased engine power and the PIC returned to the airport attempting to land the aircraft although, the landing felt unstable and both PIC and flt. Instructor agreed to go around.

During climbout the aircraft failed to produce full power. PIC and flt instructor stated "the carburator heat was left in the "on " position during the simulated loss of power excercise and became stuck". Both PIC and flt instructor were unable to push the carburator heat control to the closed position and resume full engine power and proceed with climbout.

As a result of that stated condition; the aircraft started to lose altitude and both pilots (practicing CRM) leveled the aircraft and landed long on runway 12/30. The aircraft hit a dirt berm, pitching the nose and nose landing gear over.

As the FAA filed it

THE PIC AND FLT INSTRUCTOR WERE PRACTICING SOME MANUEVERS IN PREPERATION FOR A "SINGLE ENGINE CHECK RIDE". MANUEVERS INCLUDED STEEP TURNS, LAZY 8, CHANDELLE, STEEP SPIRALS AND ENDING WITH A SOFT FIELD LANDING. THEN A SHORT FIELD /MAX POWER TAKEOFF FOLLOWED AND CLIMB TO APPROXIMATELY 100FT. WHILE MAINTAINING A STABLE AIRSPEED. INSTRUCTIONS INCLUDED A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE AND IDLING OF THE ENGINE.

AN ENGINE FAILURE EVENT REQUIRES THE PIC TO PITCH THE NOSE DOWN TO GAIN AIRSPEED. IN THIS CASE, THE PIC FLARED TOO HIGH AND STALLED THE AIRCRAFT. IMMEDIATELY, THE FLT INSTRUCTOR INCREASED ENGINE POWER AND THE PIC RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT ATTEMPTING TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT ALTHOUGH, THE LANDING FELT UNSTABLE AND BOTH PIC AND FLT. INSTRUCTOR AGREED TO GO AROUND.

DURING CLIMBOUT THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO PRODUCE FULL POWER. PIC AND FLT INSTRUCTOR STATED "THE CARBURATOR HEAT WAS LEFT IN THE "ON " POSITION DURING THE SIMULATED LOSS OF POWER EXCERCISE AND BECAME STUCK". BOTH PIC AND FLT INSTRUCTOR WERE UNABLE TO PUSH THE CARBURATOR HEAT CONTROL TO THE CLOSED POSITION AND RESUME FULL ENGINE POWER AND PROCEED WITH CLIMBOUT.

AS A RESULT OF THAT STATED CONDITION; THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO LOSE ALTITUDE AND BOTH PILOTS (PRACTICING CRM) LEVELED THE AIRCRAFT AND LANDED LONG ON RUNWAY 12/30. THE AIRCRAFT HIT A DIRT BERM, PITCHING THE NOSE AND NOSE LANDING GEAR OVER.