- Date
- March 7, 1983, 16:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Ollie, IA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8803GCessna 150F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830307006609A
- Case key
- 33388
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student reported that the eng lost aprx 500 RPM while he was practicing turns & stalls at an altitude of aprx 3500 ft MSL. Reportedly, the situation became worse & he was unable to maintain altitude. He applied carburetor heat, but it did not help. Subsequently, a precautionary landing was made. During the landing roll, the nosewheel sank in soft terrain & the acft nosed over. An exam & disassembly of the eng did not disclose any evidence of a malfunction or failure that contributed to the power loss. The temp & dew point were 40 deg, respectively. According to icing probability charts, serious carburetor icing could occur at glide power & serious carburetor icing conditions exited for cruise power.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8803G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15062903
- Airframe hours
- 2,048
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John Fye
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 22, 1982 · 12 hours before
- Departed
- OTM · Ottumwa, IA
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
- 36
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 31 total · 6 in this make and model · 3 as pilot in command · 29 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 6,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 39 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OTM, 13 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.