ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367705
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| Date: | Tuesday 14 November 1989 |
| Time: | 18:30 LT |
| Type: |  Enstrom F-28F |
| Owner/operator: | Barbara Ohliger |
| Registration: | N8627J |
| MSN: | 760 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING HIO-360-F1AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wilmington, DE -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Middletown, DE (N92 |
| Wilmington, DE (KILG) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE EN ROUTE TO THE DESTINATION AIRPORT, THE CFI AND STUDENT WERE PERFORMING THE PRE-LANDING CHECKLIST WHEN THE STUDENT WAS INSTRUCTED TO PUT THE MIXTURE CONTROL IN THE FULL RICH POSITION. INSTEAD OF ADVANCING THE MIXTURE CONTROL THE STUDENT PULLED THE MIXTURE TO IDLE CUT-OFF. ENGINE POWER WAS LOST AND THE CFI INTIATED A FORCED LANDING TO A FIELD. THE ONLY FIELD AVAILABLE WAS ROUGH AND COVERED WITH 3 TO 4 FT TALL WEEDS. DURING THE LANDING, THE RIGHT SKID DUG INTO THE TERRAIN AND THE HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER ONTO ITS RIGHT SIDE.
Probable Cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AS A RESULT OF THE STUDENT PILOT INADVERTENTLY PULLING THE MIXTURE CONTROL TO THE IDLE CUT-OFF POSITION, AND THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S INADEQUATE SUPERVISION. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH AND UNEVEN TERRAIN.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB BFO90LA011
History of this aircraft
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| 9 May 2021 | N8627J | Talaheim Air Service LLC | 0 | near Palmer, AK | |
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| 22-Mar-2024 17:58 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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