ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 43354
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| Date: | Wednesday 8 June 1988 |
| Time: | 11:40 |
| Type: |  Cessna 150F |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N7892F |
| MSN: | 15063992 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2732 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-200 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Quartzsite, AZ -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Buckeye, AZ (BXK) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT BORROWED THE ACFT FROM A MAINT SHOP TO RETURN HOME. ALL OF HIS RECENT FLT EXPERIENCE WAS IN A CESSNA T182R AND HIS LOG BOOK SHOWED THAT HE HAD NOT FLOWN A CESSNA 150 SINCE ABOUT 1979. THE SURVIVING PAX STATED THAT AFTER THEY ARRIVED OVER QUARTZSITE, THE PLT OVERFLEW THE airport, SELECTED RWY 18 BASED ON THE WIND AND THEN MANEUVERED THE ACFT IN A RIGHT 270 DEG TURN ONTO A SHORT FINAL THAT WAS MISALIGNED WITH THE RWY. THE PLT THEN MADE A 'TIGHT LEFT 360 DEG TURN ONTO A SHORT FINAL THAT WAS HIGHER THAN NORMAL.' THE PAX SAID THE PLT FLEW THE APPROACH WITH 20 DEG OF FLAPS AND AT 85 TO 90 MPH INDICATED. THE ACFT WAS SEEN TO FLOAT DOWN THE RWY TO WITHIN 200 FT OF THE DEP END BEFORE A GO AROUND WAS INITIATED. THE PAX SAID THE CARB HEAT WAS LEFT ON BY THE PLT AND HE OBSERVED AN AIRSPEED OF 45 TO 50 MPH JUST BEFORE CONTACTING THE POWER LINES. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X25990
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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