Cessna 150J N60660

Summary

On 10 August 1984 at about 13:30 local time, a Cessna 150J registered N60660 was involved in an accident near Justin, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

10 August 1984 at 13:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Justin, Texas, United States

Coordinates

33.0806, -97.2902

Aircraft

Cessna 150J

Registration

N60660

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Roanoke → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW84FA343

1 person was seriously 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 ACFT COLLIDED WITH A POWER LINE AND NOSED OVER DURING AN ATTEMPT TO RECOVER FROM A SIMULATED FORCED LANDING. THE CFIREPORTEDLY 'CLEARED' THE ENGINE DURING THE APPROACH BUT WHEN SHE TOOK OVER AND ADDED POWER TO CLIMB SHE CLAIMED THE ENGINE DID NOT FULLY RESPOND. SHE WAS UNABLE TO CLEAR A POWER LINE, WHICH HAD REMAINED UNSEEN ON THE APPROACH, AND THE POWERLINES SLIGHT CONTACT WITH THE LANDING GEAR 'TRIPPED' THE ACFT INTO A 'HEAVY' LANDING WHICH COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR AND THE ACFT NOSED OVER. THE ACFT ENGINE HAD JUST BEEN ADJUSTED TO A LOWER IDLE SPEED PRIOR TO THIS FLT PER THE CFIS REQUEST. THE MECHANIC SAID THE ENGINE WAS 'WARM' DURING THE IDLE ADJUSTMENT. DURING POST ACCIDENT EXAM THE COMPRESSION ON CYLINDERS #1 & #4 WAS VERY WEAK AND THEY WERE STAKED TO GET AN IMPROVEMENT. THE LOWER PLUGS WERE NOTED TO BE COATED WITH BLACK OIL. THE MAGS CHECKED AS NORMAL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.