SEA88LA130

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150G · Athol, ID · July 14, 1988

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report

Date: July 13, 1988, 19:00 local (Jul 14, 1988, 02:00 UTC)
Place: Athol, ID
Injuries: 1 uninjured
Damage: Substantial damage
Phase of flight: Initial climb
Aircraft: N2886SCessna 150G
Weather: Visual (VMC) · Day
Status: Completed · report March 13, 1989
Report: Approved by Office Director
FAA report: 19880713026619A
Case key: 40847

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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 flightTakeoff - initial climb

Checklist - not performedPilot in commandFactor

Raising of flaps - not performedPilot in commandCause

Throttle/power control - improper use ofPilot in commandCause

Stall/mush - inadvertentPilot in commandCause

In flight collision with terrain/waterDescent - uncontrolled

Nose overLanding - roll

Landing gear,nose gear - overload

Analysis

The student pilot was practicing full stop landings. He failed to raise the flaps from full down after the previous landing. On the subsequent takeoff, the aircraft became airborne prematurely. The pilot reduced the power and the aircraft stall/mushed onto the runway.

Aircraft

Registration: N2886S
Reported as: Cessna 150G
Category: Airplane
Serial number: 15066786
Airframe hours: 5,315
Engine: Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage: Substantial damage
Fire: On-Ground
Flight: Instructional · Part 91
Registered owner: Allan R. Pearson
Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
Last inspection: 100 hour · June 8, 1988 · 25 hours before
Airport: S61 · Hackney Air Park, runway 21, 4,000 × 150 ft, grass/turf

N2886SRegistration cancelled Apr 16, 1991 · Cessna 150GS/N 15066786 Airframe modelCessna 150G

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Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role: Pilot
Age: 32
Certificate: Student
Medical: Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat: Left
Flight hours: 39 total · 9 in this make and model · 11 as pilot in command

Weather

Conditions: Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind: Calm
Visibility: 40 statute miles
Lowest ceiling: None

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19880713026619ACessna 150G · Athol, IDAircraft stall mushed to the ground after a premature takeoff. Student failed to reduce full flaps used for landingJul 13, 1988 · N2886S · Substantial damage