- Date
- July 22, 1988, 10:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Somerville, TN
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N757YPCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 10, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880722027759A
- Case key
- 7791
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The CFI was attempting a demonstration of a forced landing following a simulated loss of engine power. Just as he started to recover and climb back to altitude, the student plt spotted wires and yelled. Company policy required a recovery at 500 ft. the student had 2 hours of flight training prior to this flight.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N757YP
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1528112
- Airframe hours
- 4,071
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Bolivar A/C Sales, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 13, 1988 · 93 hours before
- Departed
- MOB · Bolivar, TN
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 24
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 600 total · 550 in this make and model · 600 as pilot in command · 100 in the last 90 days · 50 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MEM, 30 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.