Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary MIA87FA213

HOLLYWOOD, FL, USA

Aircraft #1

N101FP

CESSNA 152

Analysis

WHILE IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLT, THE INSTRUCTOR (CFI) ELECTED TO DEMONSTRATE A SHORT FIELD LNDG, FOLLOWED BY A SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF. THE STUDENT RPRTD THAT AFTER LIFT-OFF ON THE SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF, THE CFI FLEW THE ACFT TO A NOSE HI ATTITUDE, SIMILAR TO WHAT WOULD BE USED FOR PWR ON STALLS, WHICH THE STUDENT QUESTIONED. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE STALL WARNING HORN SOUNDED & THE ACFT STALLED FROM ABOUT 100' AGL. IT STRUCK THE GND BFR THE CFI COULD RECOVER. A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENG COMPARTMENT AFTER THE ACFT CAME TO REST. THE CFI WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED DRG IMPACT & WAS UNCONSCIOUS AFTER THE ACDNT. THE STUDENT PLT HAD ONLY MINOR INJURIES & PULLED THE CFI FM THE ACFT. A TEST OF THE CFI'S BLOOD (ABOUT 4 HRS AFTER THE ACDNT) SHOWED AN ALCOHOL LVL OF 0.11% (0.11 GMS%).

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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