- Date
- August 23, 1991, 18:25 local (23:25 UTC)
- Place
- Freeburg, IL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8479FPiper PA-28-151
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910823040149A
- Case key
- 15166
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Probable cause
Improper use of the mixture control by the pic/cfi. A factor related to the accident was inadequate friction on the mixture control lever.
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 said that while practicing minimum controllable flight and stalls during a dual instructional flight, the propeller ceased to turn. The mixture control was pushed to full rich, but a restart was not successful. An emergency landing was attempted on a rural road which resulted in a collision with a road sign. Post accident investigation revealed no mechanical engine malfunctions or fuel supply shortage. A loose friction control lever was found which failed to lock the quadrant levers in place.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8479F
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-151
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7715270
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E3D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Scott Afb Aero Club
- Departed
- BLV · Scott Afb, IL
- Flight plan
- Military VFR
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
- 42
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,322 total · 205 in this make and model · 1,111 as pilot in command · 51 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 1 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Observed at
- BLV, 10 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.