Bernadt v. Suburban Air, Inc.

Blue,D.J.

On July 26, 1982, Joseph B. Bernadt, plaintiff, employed Jay A. Yoder, defendant, to give him a flight review and check ride in plaintiff’s Cessna 182 aircraft. Yoder was an FAA certified flight instructor and an employee of Suburban Air, Inc., defendant. Bernadt and Yoder took off from Pawnee City airport, with Bernadt flying Bernadt’s aircraft. Shortly thereafter, the engine of the aircraft misfired and quit operating. Both parties agree that Bernadt was flying the aircraft at the timé the engine quit; however, their testimony as to what happened from there on is in conflict.

Bernadt…