Narrative:

I took off with my student; also a flight instructor; who needed a BFR. The takeoff and initial approach went fine. Just prior to touchdown I asked the student to perform a go around. The correct procedures were followed; the aircraft developed normal power and the carburetor heat was closed. When the student tried to retract the flaps; they failed to retract and remained at 40 degrees. When I noticed that the flaps were not retracting I took control of the aircraft and turned us towards an open field and tried myself to retract the flaps. When it became evident that the flaps were not going to retract I began looking for a place to land; as we could not climb. I spotted an open fairway at the adjacent golf course. I landed the aircraft on the fairway without damage to us; the golf course or the aircraft. I taxied the aircraft to the side of the course and shut down. At this point I called the mechanic from the airport. He came to the golf course and found a blown fuse in the flap electrical system. The mechanic replaced the fuse and the flaps functioned normally. The WX at the time; which contributed to the lack of climb performance; was calm wind and 90 degrees with high humidity. The aircraft was just under the maximum gross weight. Circuit breakers should be allowed to be retrofit in place of fuses in these aircraft. This would allow a quick reset of the system which would have enabled us to slowly retract the flaps and continue to climb.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C150 WAS UNABLE TO RETRACT FLAPS FROM FULL DOWN AFTER A PRACTICE GO AROUND; AND WAS THEREFORE UNABLE TO CLIMB. THE PILOT CHOSE TO LAND ON A GOLF COURSE.

Narrative: I TOOK OFF WITH MY STUDENT; ALSO A FLT INSTRUCTOR; WHO NEEDED A BFR. THE TKOF AND INITIAL APCH WENT FINE. JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN I ASKED THE STUDENT TO PERFORM A GAR. THE CORRECT PROCS WERE FOLLOWED; THE ACFT DEVELOPED NORMAL PWR AND THE CARB HEAT WAS CLOSED. WHEN THE STUDENT TRIED TO RETRACT THE FLAPS; THEY FAILED TO RETRACT AND REMAINED AT 40 DEGS. WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE FLAPS WERE NOT RETRACTING I TOOK CTL OF THE ACFT AND TURNED US TOWARDS AN OPEN FIELD AND TRIED MYSELF TO RETRACT THE FLAPS. WHEN IT BECAME EVIDENT THAT THE FLAPS WERE NOT GOING TO RETRACT I BEGAN LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO LAND; AS WE COULD NOT CLB. I SPOTTED AN OPEN FAIRWAY AT THE ADJACENT GOLF COURSE. I LANDED THE ACFT ON THE FAIRWAY WITHOUT DAMAGE TO US; THE GOLF COURSE OR THE ACFT. I TAXIED THE ACFT TO THE SIDE OF THE COURSE AND SHUT DOWN. AT THIS POINT I CALLED THE MECH FROM THE ARPT. HE CAME TO THE GOLF COURSE AND FOUND A BLOWN FUSE IN THE FLAP ELECTRICAL SYS. THE MECH REPLACED THE FUSE AND THE FLAPS FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE WX AT THE TIME; WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE LACK OF CLB PERFORMANCE; WAS CALM WIND AND 90 DEGS WITH HIGH HUMIDITY. THE ACFT WAS JUST UNDER THE MAX GROSS WT. CIRCUIT BREAKERS SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO BE RETROFIT IN PLACE OF FUSES IN THESE ACFT. THIS WOULD ALLOW A QUICK RESET OF THE SYS WHICH WOULD HAVE ENABLED US TO SLOWLY RETRACT THE FLAPS AND CONTINUE TO CLB.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.