- Date
- September 26, 1991, 13:45 local (20:45 UTC)
- Place
- Malaga, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4740HCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910926043129A
- Case key
- 41549
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Probable cause
The instructor pilot's failure to insure adequate terrain clearance during the go-around maneuver. Factors contributing to the accident were 1) rising terrain, 2) high density altitude condition, and 3) the instructor pilot's delay of the go-around.
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
Following a simulated emergency landing practice, the student pilot executed a go-around maneuver. The temperature was reported as 81 degrees f. within 5 miles of the 1200 ft MSL accident site. Density altitude at the site was estimated at 3000 ft. the instructor pilot, who had allowed the student to execute the go-around toward rising terrain, took control of the aircraft and initiated a turn away from the terrain but recognized that a successful go-around was not forthcoming. He then executed a controlled collision with terrain.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4740H
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15283975
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Executive Flight, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Executive Flight, Inc.
- Departed
- EAT · Wenatchee, WA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 2,871 total · 800 in this make and model · 2,767 as pilot in command · 200 in the last 90 days · 90 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.