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| Date: | Friday 10 November 2023 |
| Time: | c. 15:48 LT |
| Type: |  Reims-Cessna F150J |
| Owner/operator: | Sevenair Academy |
| Registration: | D-ERIT |
| MSN: | F150-0401 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 13400 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ponte de Sor Airport (LPSO), Portalegre -
 Portugal
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Ponte de Sor Airport (LPSO) |
| Ponte de Sor Airport (LPSO) | |
| Investigating agency: | GPIAAF |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Cessna F150J, operated by Sevenair Academy, crashed following a loss of control after a loss of engine power just after takeoff from runway 21 at Ponte de Sor Airport (LPSO), Portugal.
The instructor died and student pilot sustained serious injuries.
After returning to the aerodrome, at 15:28 the second phase of the training planned for the mission began, with three circuits performed on the active runway 21, without any report of anomalies or technical difficulties.
At 15:45 on runway 21 upwind for what would be the last training circuit, at an estimated altitude of about 300 ft, the aircraft's engine exhibited malfunctions, recovering immediately to take-off power rotation and, subsequently, it will have lost power altogether.
The aircraft, while overflying the runway 03 threshold area, turned right for a brief moment in a westerly direction and then began a 270 degree turn in an uncontrolled descent.
As a result of the loss of control, and without recovering from a pronounced nose-down attitude, the aircraft initially collided with the right-wing tip on the ground, coming to rest a few metres away.
Probable cause:
The determined cause for the accident was loss of control of the aircraft while attempting to return to the runway, following loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Contributing factors:
- The decision to return to the runway following engine failure in a condition of mechanical energy that did not allow a safe landing;
- The decision to perform aerodrome circuits after diverting to the alternate aerodrome;
- The well-known limitations of the aircraft, namely the lack of reliability in indicating the amount of fuel on board without an independent and effective low-level visual indication, leading crews to disregard indicators in planning and monitoring during flight;
- The prevailing wind condition with a significant tail component in the moments preceding the loss of control, not being a direct contributing factor, may have aggravated the aircraft stall condition;
- For the decision of executing circuits upon arrival at the alternate aerodrome, may have contributed the initial planning of the mission with 2:15 flight time of mission 31, with the flight in progress having a duration of 1:44 when the
instructor pilot decided to perform another circuit.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://sicnoticias.pt/pais/2023-11-10-Cai-segunda-aeronave-num-so-dia-em-Ponte-de-Sor-7dfcc4bf
https://www.jn.pt/6022298526/caiu-uma-segunda-aeronave-em-ponte-de-sor-ocupantes-a-ser-avaliados/
http://www.gpiaa.gov.pt/
https://planefinder.net/data/flight/RVP202/history/4-36622540
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/10681571
Location
Images:
Photo: GPIAAF – Gabinete de Prevenção e Investigação de Acidentes com Aeronaves e Acidentes Ferroviários
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Nov-2023 18:17 | RobertMB | Added |
| 10-Nov-2023 20:53 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, Source, ] |
| 10-Nov-2023 20:54 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Nov-2023 07:09 | Anon. | Updated [Destination airport, ] |
| 17-Nov-2023 20:27 | Captain Adam | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Nov-2023 12:06 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Nov-2023 12:07 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Accident report, ] |
| 08-Nov-2024 15:29 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 08-Nov-2024 15:46 | ASN | Updated [Photo, ] |
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