- Date
- August 26, 1984, 14:45 local (19:45 UTC)
- Place
- Apple Valley, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N76VPCessna 150G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840826043569A
- Case key
- 24384
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Analysis
The student was receiving instruction in soft field landings & rudder control during the landing roll-out. A downwind approach was made to rwy 18 which had a downward gradient of 1.5%. Flaps were used for the approach & the acft touched down about 1/3 of the way down the rwy. As the wheels touched down the instructor (CFI) told the student to 'bring up the RPM to about 12 inches & to hold the nose off the rwy.' About half way down the rwy, he was still holding the nose off. Subsequently, as they started to raise the flaps, the acft encountered a gust & the left wing lifted. The student added power & raised the nose. The CFI stated that he quickly reduced the power & applied left rudder & ailerons. He said the acft began to wheelbarrow, turned left into the dirt & subsequently nosed over. The CFI reported the wind was from 360 deg at 15 gusting 25 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N76VP
- Reported as
- Cessna 150G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15065547
- Airframe hours
- 4,400
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Apple Valley Air Service
- Registered owner
- William P. & Maria Matticola
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 31, 1984
- Departed
- APV · Apple Valley, CA
- Airport
- 012 · Apple Valley, runway 18, 6,500 × 150 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 1,060 total · 1,021 in this make and model · 761 as pilot in command · 121 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 15 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 30 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.