Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary ATL85LA042

MURPHY, NC, USA

Aircraft #1

N11916

CESSNA 150L

Analysis

THE CFI AND STUDENT PLT INITIATED A GO-AROUND FROM A SIMULATED FORCED LANDING WHEN THE ENG FAILED TO RESPOND TO THE APPLICATION OF POWER. IN ORDER TO AVOID COLLIDING WITH TREES THE CFI TURNED RIGHT TOWARDS A CORN FIELD. GROUND IMPACT OCCURRED RIGHT WING LOW IN THE CORN FIELD. THE CFI STATED THAT THE GO-AROUND WAS BEGUN AT ABOUT 500 FT AND THAT A WIND SHEAR YAWED THE ACFT TO THE RIGHT DURING THE FLARE. ACCORDING TO THE STUDENT, THE GO-AROUND WAS INITIATED AT ABOUT HANGAR-TOP ALT AND THAT JUST PRIOR TO IMPACT THE STALL WARNING HORN SOUNDED AS THE RIGHT WING DROPPED TO THE GROUND. THE ENG WAS SUCCESSFULLY TEST RUN FOR 20 MINS UP TO A MAX RPM OF 2350.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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