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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150J · Lansing, MI · March 17, 1986

Date: March 17, 1986 · 19:00 local
Place: Lansing, MI
Airport: Lan
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N50851
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI86LA105
Reported as: Cessna 150J
Reported engine: Continental O200A
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 35 total35 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Unable to restart engine after touch and go. Flipped over off runway end. Worn piston. Inaccurate fuel gauges.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO RESTART ENGINE AFTER TOUCH AND GO. FLIPPED OVER OFF RUNWAY END. WORN PISTON. INACCURATE FUEL GAUGES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI86LA105Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLansing, MIThe student pilot flew a four leg round-robin with touch and go landing after each leg. After his return to his point of origin and following his second touch and go there, the engine quit at 100 ft AGL, halfway down the runway. He bounced into the grass at…Mar 18, 1986 · Substantial damage