Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary ATL85FA090

ACWORTH, GA, USA

Aircraft #1

N5317Q

CESSNA 152

Analysis

THE ACFT CONTACTED POWER LINES AND DESCENDED UNCONTROLLED TO THE TERRAIN DURING THE RECOVERY PHASE OF A SIMULATED FORCED LANDING. THE SIMULATED FORCED LANDING WAS INITIATED BY THE CFI AT AN ALT OF APRX 800 FT AGL OVER THE MEDIAN STRIP OF HWY 75. THE STUDENT SUCCESSFULLY FOLLOWED THROUGH WITH THE SIMULATED FORCED LANDING UNTIL AN ALT OF APRX 150 FT AGL WAS REACHED AT WHICH TIME THE CFI TOOK OVER THE CONTROLS FOR RECOVERY. A FEW SECONDS AFTER APPLYING POWER TO CLIMB, BOTH PLTS SAW HIGH TENSION WIRES IN THE FLT PATH. THE CFI PUSHED THE NOSE OF THE ACFT DOWN IN AN ATTEMPT TO FLY UNDER THE LINES, HOWEVER, THE ACFT CONTACTED THE LINES AND THE ACFT CAME TO REST INVERTED.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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