Cessna 150G N76VP

Summary

On 26 August 1984 at about 19:45 local time, a Cessna 150G registered N76VP, operated by Apple Valley Air Service, was involved in an accident near Apple Valley, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

26 August 1984 at 19:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Apple Valley, California, United States

Nearest airport

Apple Valley (012)

Coordinates

34.5694, -117.1500

Aircraft

Cessna 150G

Registration

N76VP

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Apple Valley Air Service

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Apple Valley → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX84LA456

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE STUDENT WAS RECEIVING INSTRUCTION IN SOFT FIELD LANDINGS & RUDDER CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL-OUT. A DOWNWIND APPROACH WAS MADE TO RWY 18 WHICH HAD A DOWNWARD GRADIENT OF 1.5%. FLAPS WERE USED FOR THE APPROACH & THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 1/3 OF THE WAY DOWN THE RWY. AS THE WHEELS TOUCHED DOWN THE INSTRUCTOR (CFI) TOLD THE STUDENT TO 'BRING UP THE RPM TO ABOUT 12 INCHES & TO HOLD THE NOSE OFF THE RWY.' ABOUT HALF WAY DOWN THE RWY, HE WAS STILL HOLDING THE NOSE OFF. SUBSEQUENTLY, AS THEY STARTED TO RAISE THE FLAPS, THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED A GUST & THE LEFT WING LIFTED. THE STUDENT ADDED POWER & RAISED THE NOSE. THE CFI STATED THAT HE QUICKLY REDUCED THE POWER & APPLIED LEFT RUDDER & AILERONS. HE SAID THE ACFT BEGAN TO WHEELBARROW, TURNED LEFT INTO THE DIRT & SUBSEQUENTLY NOSED OVER. THE CFI REPORTED THE WIND WAS FROM 360 DEG AT 15 GUSTING 25 KTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.