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May 26, 1990 · Cessna 172RG · N6498R

Albuquerque, NM

Overview

Report Status
Probable Cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
May 26, 1990
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (3 uninjured)
Location
Albuquerque, NM
Aircraft
Cessna 172RG
Tail Number
N6498R
Operator
Coronado Air Center
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
DEN90LA116

The commercial pilot, (CFI), was performing a rental checkout for a private pilot with one passenger on board. The CFI said he used 10 degrees of flaps for takeoff, lifted off at 56 knots, and climbed at 67 knots. These procedures are not in accordance with the aircraft operator's manual for normal nor short field takeoff. He reported that the plane would not climb above 50 feet AGL. The flight area is over city streets, and has powerlines and phone wires every block across the route of flight. The CFI said he pulled back on the control yoke to raise the nose, to clear wires. The plane began to lose altitude. He said he retracted the landing gear but struck wires during this attempt to clear them. The CFI made a forced landing in a field. He said he lowered the gear, retracted the flaps and at touchdown, the nose gear and right main gear collapsed, and the wings were bent. Density altitude was approximately 8,000 feet.

NTSB Probable Cause

THE CFI'S IMPROPER PROCEDURES DURING TAKEOFF. FACTORS WERE PREMATURE LIFTOFF AND INADVERTENT STALL/MUSH.

Full Narrative

THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, (CFI), WAS PERFORMING A RENTAL CHECKOUT FOR A PRIVATE PILOT WITH ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD. THE CFI SAID HE USED 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS FOR TAKEOFF, LIFTED OFF AT 56 KNOTS, AND CLIMBED AT 67 KNOTS. THESE PROCEDURES ARE NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AIRCRAFT OPERATOR'S MANUAL FOR NORMAL NOR SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF. HE REPORTED THAT THE PLANE WOULD NOT CLIMB ABOVE 50 FEET AGL. THE FLIGHT AREA IS OVER CITY STREETS, AND HAS POWERLINES AND PHONE WIRES EVERY BLOCK ACROSS THE ROUTE OF FLIGHT. THE CFI SAID HE PULLED BACK ON THE CONTROL YOKE TO RAISE THE NOSE, TO CLEAR WIRES. THE PLANE BEGAN TO LOSE ALTITUDE. HE SAID HE RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR BUT STRUCK WIRES DURING THIS ATTEMPT TO CLEAR THEM. THE CFI MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. HE SAID HE LOWERED THE GEAR, RETRACTED THE FLAPS AND AT TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE GEAR AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE WINGS WERE BENT. DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8,000 FEET.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time14:20 MDT
Nearest Airport0nm N
Runway0
Flight Plan FiledNone
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftCessna 172RG
Tail NumberN6498R
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
OperatorCoronado Air Center
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsLycoming · O-360-F1AG · Reciprocating · 180
Seats4

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (3 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured3
Total3
Crew 1Age 36 · Second Class

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
Wind240° @ 5 kt
Visibility50 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point0 C / 0 C
Altimeter0
Weather SourcePILO

Appendix: Source Data