ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 372962
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| Date: | Monday 1 June 1987 |
| Time: | 17:20 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150H |
| Owner/operator: | M & M Flying Service,inc. |
| Registration: | N22553 |
| MSN: | 15068357 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1596 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-200 A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Andalusia, AL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE CFI WAS GIVING INSTRUCTION TO A BEGINNING STUDENT. DURING PREFLIGHT HE NOTED THAT THE LT TANK FUEL GAUGE INDICATED 'FULL' WHILE THE RT TANK GAUGE INIDATED '1/2 FULL '. AFTER ABOUT 40 MINUTES OF FLYING THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH, DURING CLIMBOUT AFTER A PRACTICE T&G LDG. THE CFI LANDED THE ACFT, LEFT THE ENGINE RUNNING WITH THE STUDENT HOLDING THE BRAKES, AND VISUALLY INSPECTED THE FUEL SUPPLY; HE OBSERVED A FUEL LEVEL ABOUT 'THREE INCHES IN DEPTH' IN BOTH TANKS. AFTER A RUN-UP, ANOTHER TAKEOFF WAS MADE. AT ABOUT 350 FT AGL, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND LOST POWER ALTOGETHER. A LDG WAS SUBSEQUENTLY MADE STRAIGHT AHEAD INTO A FRESHLY-PLOWED FIELD WHERE THE ACFT NOSED OVER INVERTED. SUBSEQUENT CALCULATIONS INDICATED THAT ABOUT 3 GALLONS OF FUEL REMAINED ON BOARD AT THE TIME OF THE LAST TAKEOFF, ACCORDING TO THE CFI. TYPE CERTIFICATE DATA FOR THE 150H INDICATES THAT 3.5 GALS OF THE ACFT TOTAL FUEL CAPCITY IS UNUSABLE.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL87LA155
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 July 1985 | N22553 | Private | 0 | Enterprise, AL | |
sub |
| 14 October 1987 | N22553 | M&m Flying Service | 0 | Scyrene, AL | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 27-Mar-2024 08:07 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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