- Date
- February 9, 1985, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Acworth, GA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5317QCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850209002859A
- Case key
- 6596
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft contacted power lines and descended uncontrolled to the terrain during the recovery phase of a simulated forced landing. The simulated forced landing was initiated by the CFI at an alt of aprx 800 ft AGL over the median strip of hwy 75. The student successfully followed through with the simulated forced landing until an alt of aprx 150 ft AGL was reached at which time the CFI took over the controls for recovery. A few seconds after applying power to climb, both plts saw high tension wires in the flt path. The CFI pushed the nose of the acft down in an attempt to fly under the lines, however, the acft contacted the lines and the acft came to rest inverted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5317Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15285700
- Airframe hours
- 1,338
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Red Baroness Flight Dept. Inc.
- Registered owner
- William B. Couch
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 18, 1985 · 25 hours before
- Departed
- Kennesaw, GA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 23
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 325 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 18 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FTY
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.