- Date
- April 15, 1982, 08:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Paulden, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N34ERGrumman AA-5B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 15, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820415016459A
- Case key
- 72170
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Analysis
During a simulated forced landing after following the prescribed restart procedures the student, under the supervision of the instructor, executed her securing procedures. It was the instructor's policy to let the student actually move the proper control then he would immediately place it back in the proper position. The student turned the fuel selector to the off position but the instructor failed to switch it back. At an altitude of approximately 550 feet AGL the instructor took control of the aircraft and applied go-around power. When the engine failed to produce power the instructor noticed the fuel selector was in the off position. He immediately turned it to the left tank but had to accomplish a forced landing because the engine failed to regain power. Touchdown was hard and the airplane swerved to a resting position about 180 degrees divergent from the landing direction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N34ER
- Reported as
- Grumman AA-5B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA5B0887
- Airframe hours
- 3,341
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4K, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Embry-Riddle University
- Registered owner
- Embry-Riddle University
- Departed
- Prescott, AZ
- Destination
- Prescott, AZ
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,195 total · 526 in this make and model · 1,052 as pilot in command · 213 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 65 statute miles
- Temperature
- 122 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PRC, 14 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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