- Date
- August 24, 1994, 17:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place
- Alexandria, MN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2872ZBellanca 7EAC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1995
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19940824023289A
- Case key
- 9653
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Probable cause
The second pilot's failure to remove carburetor heat during the takeoff phase resulting in a loss of power and inadvertent stall.
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 private pilot, seated in the front, reported he was practicing touch and go landings, and immediately after takeoff noticed that the airplane did not have the normal amount of lift. He then realized the carburetor heat was still on, and immediately shut it off. While trying to gain altitude, the airplane stalled. The pilot-in-command, seated in the back, took control of the airplane and corrected the stall attitude, but was unable to obtain sufficient airspeed. The airplane impacted the ground and came to rest inverted.
Factual narrative
On August 24, 1994, at 1715 central daylight time, a Bellanca 7EAC, N2872Z, was substantially damaged when it collided with terrain shortly after taking off from Alexandria Municipal Airport, Alexandria, Minnesota. The private pilot reported no injuries. The pilot in command, an Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) who was seated in the back, also reported no injuries. The 14 CFR Part 91 local flight operated in visual meteorological conditions without flight plan.
The private pilot reported he was practicing touch and go landings on runway 22 at Alexandria. Immediately after takeoff, he noticed that the airplane did not have the normal amount of lift. The pilot then realized that the carburetor heat was still on and he immediately shut it off. While trying to gain altitude, the airplane stalled. At this point, the ATP pilot took control of the airplane. He corrected the stall attitude but was unable to obtain sufficient airspeed. The airplane impacted the ground and came to rest inverted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2872Z
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7EAC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1238-78
- Airframe hours
- 7,173
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-C1, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Alexandria Aero Partners
- Registered owner
- Alexandria Aero Partners
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 7, 1994 · 44 hours before
- Airport
- AXN · Alexandria Municipal, runway 22, 2,801 × 209 ft, grass/turf
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
- 45
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 5,808 total · 51 in this make and model · 5,100 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.