- Date
- January 27, 1984, 09:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Brewer, ME
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8941UCessna 150E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 35492
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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 flight
Proper alignment - not maintainedCause
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Remedial action - delayedCause
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Terrain condition - snowbankFactor
Nose gear collapsed
Landing gear,nose gear - overloadFactor
Analysis
The acft was on a local pre-solo takeoff and landing practice flight. Several landings were made with the student pilot adjusting for wind conditions below a tree line. On the last landing the CFI reported that the acft moved quickly to theright and started to settle until the right main gear contacted a snowbank and spun the acft around.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8941U
- Reported as
- Cessna 150E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15061341
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Brewer Flying Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 2, 1983
- Departed
- Brewer, ME
- Airport
- Brewer
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 360 total · 4 in this make and model · 158 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None