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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 150J · Hickman, KY · July 28, 1994

Date: July 28, 1994 · 17:45 local
Place: Hickman, KY
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N60569
Reported as: Cessna 150J
Reported engine: Continental O200A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 200 total100 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N60569Registered now · Cessna 150JS/N 15070411 · Built 1969 Airframe modelCessna 150J Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: on 07-28-94 while on a flight from memphis, TN to cairo, IL a Cessna 150 aircraft ran out of fuel and made an emergency landing on a county road near Hickman, KY. According to the pilot, after flying for approx. 1 hr. The aircraft started to run "rough". The pilot pulled out the carb. Heat but the engine continued to run "rough". He turned the aircraft toward the direction of a local airport at which time the engine quit. He made an emergency landing on a "black top" county road. After landing, the aircraft struck a small utility pole with the left wing tip. Damage was limited to the left wing tip cover. There were no injuries. Post flight inspection revealed that the aircraft was depleted of usable fuel. privacy data omitted The aircraft was refueled and flown to cairo, IL. A m or d report has been requested.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON 07-28-94 WHILE ON A FLIGHT FROM MEMPHIS, TN TO CAIRO, IL A CESSNA 150 AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A COUNTY ROAD NEAR HICKMAN, KY. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, AFTER FLYING FOR APPROX. 1 HR. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO RUN "ROUGH". THE PILOT PULLED OUT THE CARB. HEAT BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN "ROUGH". HE TURNED THE AIRCRAFT TOWARD THE DIRECTION OF A LOCAL AIRPORT AT WHICH TIME THE ENGINE QUIT. HE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A "BLACK TOP" COUNTY ROAD. AFTER LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A SMALL UTILITY POLE WITH THE LEFT WING TIP. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE LEFT WING TIP COVER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEPLETED OF USABLE FUEL. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE AIRCRAFT WAS REFUELED AND FLOWN TO CAIRO, IL. A M OR D REPORT HAS BEEN REQUESTED.