ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 352895
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| Date: | Sunday 1 August 1999 |
| Time: | 19:57 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150L |
| Owner/operator: | United Flight Systems Inc. |
| Registration: | N444UF |
| MSN: | 150-75192 |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bryan, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | College Station, TX |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During an instructional flight, the airplane stalled after the 750-hour flight instructor performed an abrupt pull-up to avoid colliding with powerlines while maneuvering. Witnesses at the airport reported that the airplane had been operating in the closed traffic pattern, performing touch-and-go landings on runway 14. They added that they heard the engine power being reduced from full power to idle and observed the airplane make a left turn and descend toward the south end of the airport. Instead of making a right turn for a downwind landing on 32, the airplane continued straight ahead, crossing perpendicular to the runway. The witnesses then heard an increase in engine power and observed the airplane enter a climb. The 15-hour student pilot receiving instruction told a witness that he saw the powerlines crossing their flight path, and 'they pulled up hard and barely missed them.' The witnesses reported that after clearing the powerlines, 'the left wing of the airplane dropped and the airplane appeared to stall and spin toward the ground.'
Probable Cause: The flight instructor's inadvertent stall while performing an evasive maneuver to avoid colliding with powerlines.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW99LA205
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 09-Mar-2024 08:12 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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