- Date
- August 16, 1991, 17:05 local (21:05 UTC)
- Place
- Kemblesville, PA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N16ACCessna 150C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 27, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910816034649A
- Case key
- 36991
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Probable cause
The instructor pilots' inadequate supervision, the student pilots' overshoot of the simulated landing area, and the power loss for undetermined reasons.
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.
Analysis
The intent of the flight was familiarization for the ATP rated dual student in the airplane. The instructor pulled carburetor heat and from 1000 feet, asked the student to demonstarte a forced landing. Power was reduced and a mowed row in a corn field was picked for the simulated forced landing. On a 600 foot downwind they were too close abeam to make a base leg and, therefore, turned 180 degrees to final, overshooting the intended landing area. A go-around was initiated from about 100 feet but the engine did not respond. A forced landing was performed in the corn, which caused the nose to fall. The engine was tested and ran successfully.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N16AC
- Reported as
- Cessna 150C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15068981
- Airframe hours
- 4,234
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 107 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Atlantic Aero Club, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Atlantic Aero Club, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 12, 1991 · 107 hours before
- Departed
- ILG · Wilmington, DE
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 25
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 355 total · 121 in this make and model · 222 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 14 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 225° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Temperature
- 88 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.