- Date
- January 30, 1990, 17:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Weaver, AL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6871FCessna 150F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report October 20, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900130001309A
- Case key
- 8111
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Probable cause
The pilot misjudged distance and altitude to the runway during a simulated engine-out approach, and failed to maintain clearance from trees. Factors related to the accident were: dusk light conditions, and the pilot's lack of recent experience in the make and model of aircraft.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
After rtrng from a local flt, the plt began practicing landings at dusk. He elected to make a simulated eng-out lndg on rwy 26, which had a displaced threshold & 2320 ft of usable rwy for lndg. He began the apch while at 700 ft AGL on a left downwind, abeam the displaced threshold. As the acft was turning onto final apch, it brushed the top of a tree. The plt lowered the nose to gain airspeed, then the acft entered an area of trees & crashed. The plt had been flying a Cessna 182, but this was the 1st flt in a Cessna 150 in nearly a year.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6871F
- Reported as
- Cessna 150F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15063471
- Airframe hours
- 2,591
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Bryant, Eddie G.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 22, 1989 · 1 hours before
- Airport
- 25A · Mcminn, runway 26, 2,650 × 30 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 149 total · 89 in this make and model · 149 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N6871F · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.