- Date
- July 25, 1988, 18:45 local (23:45 UTC)
- Place
- Underwood, IA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N69240Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880725033039A
- Case key
- 34610
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Analysis
The CFI and student were performing maneuvers near Underwood, IA as part of 14 CFR 61 stu pilot trng. The acft was flown for abt 1/2 hr, prior to the CFI taking control of the acft when the stu experienced a loss of eng pwr during recovery fm a maneuver. The CFI stated he attmptd a restart of the eng with a windmilling propeller. The CFI then made an emerg lndg into a mature soybean field. During the lndg roll, the acft nosegear collapsed and the acft flipped inverted. After removal of the acft fm the field, eng was further inspected and run. Eng controls were chkd and found to operate in a nrml manner. Fuel quantity and quality were chkd and found to be ok. No descrepancies were found with the acft eng or fuel system.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N69240
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15282580
- Airframe hours
- 3,926
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Sky Harbor
- Registered owner
- Skyharbor Air Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 9, 1988 · 37 hours before
- Departed
- OMA · Omaha, NE
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 23
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 680 total · 275 in this make and model · 635 as pilot in command · 370 in the last 90 days · 191 in the last 30 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Observed at
- OMA, 9 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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