- Date
- March 17, 1986, 19:00 local (Mar 18, 1986, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Lansing, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N50851Cessna 150J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860317006919A
- Case key
- 13435
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Analysis
The student pilot flew a four leg round-robin with touch and go landing after each leg. After his return to his point of origin and following his second touch and go there, the engine quit at 100 ft AGL, halfway down the runway. He bounced into the grass at the end of the runway and flipped over. The left tank was found to contain 1.5 gallons and the right tank was found to contain one quart of fuel. Following the accident, the engine operated normally, however one cylinder had no compression.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N50851
- Reported as
- Cessna 150J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15069597
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Metropolitan Flying Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- LAN · Capitol City, runway 24, 5,000 × 120 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 35 total · 35 in this make and model · 5 as pilot in command · 35 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 37 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LAN
FAA reports on this event · 1
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