Cessna 152 N93289

Summary

On 29 July 2000 at about 00:40 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N93289 was involved in an accident near Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

29 July 2000 at 00:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Nearest airport

Indianapolis Metropolitan (UMP)

Coordinates

39.9495, -86.0199

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N93289

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI00LA232

Nobody was injured.

the non-pilot rated passenger's improper flare and not relinquishing the controls, and the pilot's inadequate remedial action and the pilot's poor decision to practice instruction with an unqualified pilot prior to becoming a Certified Flight Instructor.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The commercial pilot reported he was working on his Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) rating and had taken a non-pilot rated passenger flying to practice flight instruction. The pilot reported he never took his hands off the controls. The pilot reported, "On short final I explained that we needed to 'flare, or pull back on the controls.' [The passenger] began pushing instead. I pulled back and again said, 'No, pull back.' [The passenger] pushed harder so I grabbed the yolk with both hands and yelled, 'Pull back' while trying to regain control. He panicked and shoved the yolk all the way forward, locking his elbows. We hit the runway nose first just right of centerline, crumpling the nose gear and skidded about 200 yards, damaging the prop and underbody."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.