- Date
- June 21, 1987, 19:45 local (23:45 UTC)
- Place
- Goldsboro, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N704MWCessna 150M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 31, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870621021039A
- Case key
- 7456
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Student plt had dep apt for purpose of practicing ldgs. At about 400 ft he noted a pwr loss and rough running eng. He reduced the throttle setting and the roughness contd. Further reductions were made to the point where flight could not be maintained. The student selected a cultivated field and landed the aircraft. During the landing roll the nose gear collapsed and the acft came to a stop inverted. Exam of the eng revealed that the exhaust valve for the #3 cylinder was stuck in the open position.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N704MW
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15078729
- Airframe hours
- 3,398
- Engine
- Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Wayne Comm College
- Registered owner
- Flying Bison'S
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 20, 1987 · 48 hours before
- Departed
- GWW · Goldsboro, NC
- Airport
- Goldsboro-Wayne Munic.
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 22
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 12 total · 12 in this make and model · 6 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GSB, 7 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.