Goldsboro-Wayne Munic. Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Goldsboro, North Carolina 27530
Sunday, June 21, 1987 19:45 EDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

STUDENT PLT HAD DEP APT FOR PURPOSE OF PRACTICING LDGS. AT ABOUT 400 FT HE NOTED A PWR LOSS AND ROUGH RUNNING ENG. HE REDUCED THE THROTTLE SETTING AND THE ROUGHNESS CONTD. FURTHER REDUCTIONS WERE MADE TO THE POINT WHERE FLIGHT COULD NOT BE MAINTAINED. THE STUDENT SELECTED A CULTIVATED FIELD AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT. DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE ACFT CAME TO A STOP INVERTED. EXAM OF THE ENG REVEALED THAT THE EXHAUST VALVE FOR THE #3 CYLINDER WAS STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 6/21/1987
Event Day of the Week Sunday
Time of Event 1945
Event Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Event City GOLDSBORO
Event State NORTH CAROLINA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 27530
Event Date Year 1987
Event Date Month 6
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport GOLDSBORO-WAYNE MUNIC.
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 Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1956 Eastern Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 180
Weather Observation Facility ID GSB
Elevation of weather observation facility 109
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 7
Time Zone of the weather observation EDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 25000
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 4000
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Scattered
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 7
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 31
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 22
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 240
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 7
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29
Density Altitude (feet) 2200
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) 975
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Jun 22 1987 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 830
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 34324
Date of most recent change to record Dec 13 2000 2:28PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N704MW
NTSB Number ATL87LA177
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
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 15078729
Certified Max Gross Weight 1600
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 Feb 20 1987 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 48
Airframe Hours 3398
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name FLYING BISON'S
Aircraft Owner Street Address CALLER BOX 8002
Aircraft Owner City GOLDSBORO
Aircraft Owner State NC
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 27530
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name WAYNE COMM COLLEGE
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address CALLER BOX 8002
Operator City GOLDSBORO
Operator State NC
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 27530
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 GWW
Departure City GOLDSBORO
Departure State NC
Departure Country
Departure Time 1945
Departure Time Zone EDT
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:35AM
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 --