- Date
- October 17, 1983, 14:35 local (20:35 UTC)
- Place
- El Paso, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7041WCessna 150M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 21183
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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.
Loss of control - in flight
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Lack of total experience in type operationCause
Ground loop/swerve - not correctedCause
Throttle/power control - improper use ofCause
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankmentFactor
Nose over
Analysis
The acft nosed over after leaving the rwy and colliding with a dirt bank during an attempted go-around. The CFI had just checked the student out for his first solo flight. He heard the acft power decrease and saw the acft heading off the rwy. The student then increased the power but the acft collided with a dirt bank, continued airborne for a shortdistance & bounced before it nosed over into an inverted attitude.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7041W
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15078705
- Airframe hours
- 2,230
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Ft. Bliss Flying Club
- Registered owner
- Edgardo Carballo
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Departed
- El Paso, TX
- Flight plan
- Military VFR
- Airport
- FIF · Biggs Aaf, runway 3, 13,555 × 300 ft, concrete
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 23
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 14 total · 14 in this make and model · 1 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 1 knots
- Visibility
- 70 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 86 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg