Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Haswell, Colorado 81045
Thursday, July 1, 1993 10:30 MDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

WHILE ON A STUDENT SOLO CROSS COUNTRY TRAINING FLIGHT, THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND THE STUDENT FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THE FAILURE. THE LORAN, WHICH HE WAS USING FOR NAVIGATION, FAILED SO HE SWITCHED TO THE VOR. THAT ALSO FAILED AND HE THEN NOTICED HIS FUEL GAUGES WERE LOW AND THOUGHT HE WAS RUNNING OUT OF FUEL. THE STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A RURAL ROAD AND WENT OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD INTO A DITCH. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED WITH FULL FUEL WHICH PROVIDES APPROXIMATELY 4 HOURS AND 30 MINUTES ENDURANCE. THE ACTUAL DURATION OF THE FLIGHT WAS 1 HOUR AND 45 MINUTES.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

FAILURE OF THE STUDENT PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING ROLL. FACTORS WERE: ALTERNATOR FAILURE, FAILURE OF THE STUDENT PILOT TO FOLLOW PROCEDURES AND DIRECTIVES, AND FAILURE OF THE STUDENT PILOT TO PERFORM FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 7/1/1993
Event Day of the Week Thursday
Time of Event 1030
Event Time Zone Mountain Daylight Time
Event City HASWELL
Event State COLORADO
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 81045
Event Date Year 1993
Event Date Month 7
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation --
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Pilot
Time of the weather observation 0
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID
Elevation of weather observation facility 0
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 5
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 27
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) --
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 0
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 0
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) --
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 517
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Jul 1 1993 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1226
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 50240
Date of most recent change to record Dec 11 2000 1:28PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N704QR
NTSB Number DEN93LA072
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed VFR
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model 150M
Aircraft Series Identifier 150M
Aircraft Serial Number 15078794
Certified Max Gross Weight 1500
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 2
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Jun 4 1993 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 82
Airframe Hours 5228
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name CARL SCOTT AND LARRY WAGNER
Aircraft Owner Street Address 5100 QUAIL RUN ROAD
Aircraft Owner City WATKINS
Aircraft Owner State CO
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 80137
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name CARL SCOTT AND LARRY WAGNER
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address
Operator City
Operator State
Operator Country
Operator Zip code
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Instructional
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code FTG
Departure City WATKINS
Departure State CO
Departure Country
Departure Time 845
Departure Time Zone MDT
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code LHX
Destination City LAMAR
Destination State CO
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:34AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 0
Runway Length --
Runway Width --
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --