- Date
- May 3, 1993, 18:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Waco, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N46285Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930503012269A
- Case key
- 18737
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Probable cause
The students pilot's failure to maintain clearance from an object and inadequate supervision by the instructor pilot
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
During a simulated forced landing the airplane struck an electrical power line 34 feet above the ground. The instructor pilot had given the student the simulated forced landing
Factual narrative
On May 3, 1993, at 1830 central daylight time, a Cessna 152, N46285, was substantially damaged while maneuvering near Waco, Texas. The instructor pilot and his student were not injured. Weather for the flight was visual meteorological conditions. The airplane was owned and operated by Pegasus Flight Center of Fort Worth, Texas.
During an interview, conducted by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector and in two written statements the instructor pilot and student pilot reported the information contained in this paragraph. The student pilot was flying and requested that the instructor pilot put him through some emergency procedures, "engine out." While practicing a forced landing he began a recovery, however, they reported that the engine did not respond and the instructor pilot took the controls. They further reported that the airplane struck a power line during the recovery phase. The instructor pilot estimated that he was approximately 100 feet above the ground when the wire strike occurred, however, the FAA inspector reported that the power lines were approximately 34 feet above the ground. The pilot continued his flight to Meacham Field, Fort Worth, Texas, and landed without further incident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N46285
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15283028
- Airframe hours
- 10,910
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Pegasus Flight Center
- Registered owner
- Pegasus Flight Center
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 11, 1993 · 71 hours before
- Departed
- 11R · Brenham, TX
- Destination
- FTW · Fort Worth, TX
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
- 25
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 307 total · 277 in this make and model · 213 as pilot in command · 87 in the last 90 days · 51 in the last 30 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 345° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N46285 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.