- Date
- July 18, 1983, 14:40 local (19:40 UTC)
- Place
- Garland, AR
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4549QCessna 150M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 20978
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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 plt-in-comand (PIC) & the designated flt examiner (fe) were on a flt to give the PIC a commercial plt flt exam. During a simulated forced landing apch, the PIC spiraled the acft down to the proposed landing spot. The proper check list procedures were accomplished & the eng was cleared several times. As the acft crossed over the end of the field, the fe instructed the PIC to go around. The PIC applied power & put the carb heat in the cold position, but started a low speed turn with the flaps fully extended. The fe leveled the wings & told the PIC to go around as he was trained. Finally, the fe told the PIC to retract the flaps & the PIC raised them to the 20 deg position. Subsquently, the acft hit the top of a tree, which neither plt saw, then lost airspeed & settled into lower trees & crashed. The fe noted that he should have abided by the min altitude that he had established for himself.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4549Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15076950
- Airframe hours
- 3,508
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Texarkana College
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · January 21, 1983 · 97 hours before
- Departed
- TXK · Texarkana, TX
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 352 total · 180 in this make and model · 306 as pilot in command · 59 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg