LAX86LA163

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150M · Glendale, AZ · April 3, 1986

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
April 3, 1986, 10:00 local (17:00 UTC)
Place
Glendale, AZ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N7563UCessna 150M
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19860403009579A
Case key
25110

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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 flightTakeoff
Touch-and-go - initiatedPilot in command
Proper alignment - not maintainedPilot in commandFactor
Aborted landing - performed
Raising of flaps - improperPilot in commandCause
Airspeed - inadequatePilot in commandCause
Stall - inadvertentPilot in commandCause
Lack of total experiencePilot in commandFactor
In flight collision with terrain/waterTakeoff

Analysis

The student's CFI said that a dual session was flown earlier in the morning and that the accident session was the student's first supervised solo. The CFI said that on the first landing of the accident flight, the aircraft touched down on the left main gear and began drifting off the left side of the runway. The student applied power for a go around, and after becoming airborne, 'raised the flaps all the way up at once.' The CFI reported that the aircraft then 'stalled, hit on the left wing tip and cartwheeled on the nose.'

Aircraft

Registration
N7563U
Reported as
Cessna 150M
Category
Airplane
Serial number
15077739
Engine
Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Operator
Aztec Aviation
Registered owner
Phillip A Secker
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Airport
P37 · Glendale Muni, runway 35, 2,400 × 50 ft, asphalt

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
43
Certificate
Student
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Left
Flight hours
15 total · 15 in this make and model · 15 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
330° at 5 knots
Visibility
50 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
75 °F

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.