- Date
- February 27, 1982, 13:45 local (18:45 UTC)
- Place
- Erwinna, PA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3318JCessna 150G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 27, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820227000979A
- Case key
- 70615
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
This was the student's first solo in powered aircraft. He held a private pilot certificate with a glider rating. His takeoff and traffic pattern appeared normal until the last part of his final approach for landing. About 600 ft short of the runway, the engine sounded as though a little power had been added. Just short of the runway, the aircraft nosed into the ground. Later, the student stated that he thought he was going to stall when he was about 30 ft AGL on final approach. He reported that he put the nose down, but did not flare out. He vaguely remembered the occurrences just before impact, and did not recall adding power or hearing a stall warning horn.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3318J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15066018
- Airframe hours
- 3,199
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Posey Aviation, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Benjamin Trochymenko
- Departed
- 9N1 · Erwinna, PA
- Destination
- 9N1 · Erwinna, PA
- Airport
- 9N1 · Vansant, runway 25, 3,000 × 120 ft, grass/turf
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
- 29
- Certificate
- Private
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 22 total · 5 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 2 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 20,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 106 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- NXX, 18 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.