ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 365570
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| Date: | Friday 22 March 1991 |
| Time: | 18:18 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182H |
| Owner/operator: | J.a. Corallo/wm.l. Whitlow |
| Registration: | N1805X |
| MSN: | 18255905 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Phoenix, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PRIVATE PILOT/OWNER HIRED A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR FOR A BIENNIAL FLIGHT REVIEW. AFTER SOME AIR WORK IN THE LOCAL PRACTICE AREA, THEY RETURNED TO DO SOME TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. AFTER TWO LANDINGS, THE INSTRUCTOR TOLD THE OWNER/PILOT TO REQUEST A SHORT APPROACH, WHICH HE DID. DURING PREPARATION FOR THE SHORT APPROACH THE INSTRUCTOR PULLED THE MIXTURE INTO IDLE CUT-OFF AND SAID 'YOU LOST YOUR ENGINE.' THE OWNER/PILOT NEEDED POWER TO REACH THE RUNWAY. HE ADDED THROTTLE AND THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD BETWEEN THE RUNWAYS AND NOSED OVER ONTO ITS BACK.
Probable Cause: THE DECISION OF THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TO CONDUCT A SIMULATED POWER FAILURE EMERGENCY IN A MANNER WHICH WAS INAPPROPRIATE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX91LA141
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 11:29 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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