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FAA accident report · Cessna 150G · Dayton, OH · April 2, 1995

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Date
April 2, 1995 · 12:45 local
Place
Dayton, OH
Airport
Moraine Air Park Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6293S
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC95LA082
Reported as
Cessna 150G
Reported engine
Continental O200A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
135 total96 in this make and model37 in the last 90 days
N6293SRegistration cancelled Jan 10, 1996 · Cessna 150GS/N 15067093Airframe modelCessna 150G

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What happened

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

Ran out of fuel near destination. Tried land on bike path. Struck ditch and flipped over. (-23) Cessna N6293S departed VFR at approximate 1333 UTC from college dale in (3M3) direct to Moraine oh (I73). On final approach to landing (rwy 23) at Moraine airpark, the engine lost power and quit. Aircraft attempted to land on bicycle path east airport at 1245 UTC. Landing was unsuccessful and aircraft flipped upside down, resulting in substantial damage to aircraft and no injury to pilot or passenger. PIC stated after engine lost power, he made one attempt to restart engine and retracked flaps to extend his glide. He then determined that aircraft wouldn't have enough altitude to make runway and decided to land on bicycle path, horizontal to runway. PIC also stated that he might have run out of gas or maybe the carburetor was damaged from engine back fire when attempting to start engine before departing college dale TN. He also stated he personally fueled aircraft before departure and that the tanks were full.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL NEAR DESTINATION. TRIED LAND ON BIKE PATH. STRUCK DITCH AND FLIPPED OVER. (-23) CESSNA N6293S DEPARTED VFR AT APPROXIMATE 1333 UTC FROM COLLEGE DALE IN (3M3) DIRECT TO MORAINE OH (I73). ON FINAL APPROACH TO LANDING (RWY 23) AT MORAINE AIRPARK, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND QUIT. AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON BICYCLE PATH EAST AIRPORT AT 1245 UTC. LANDING WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AND AIRCRAFT FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURY TO PILOT OR PASSENGER. PIC STATED AFTER ENGINE LOST POWER, HE MADE ONE ATTEMPT TO RESTART ENGINE AND RETRACKED FLAPS TO EXTEND HIS GLIDE.HE THEN DETERMINED THAT AIRCRAFT WOULDN'T HAVE ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO MAKE RUNWAY AND DECIDED TO LAND ON BICYCLE PATH, HORIZONTAL TO RUNWAY. PIC ALSO STATED THAT HE MIGHT HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS OR MAYBE THE CARBURETOR WAS DAMAGED FROM ENGINE BACK FIRE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START ENGINE BEFORE DEPARTING COLLEGE DALE TN. HE ALSO STATED HE PERSONALLY FUELED AIRCRAFT BEFORE DEPARTURE AND THAT THE TANKS WERE FULL.

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 NYC95LA082Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDayton, OHthe pilot's inadequate preflight and inflight planning, resulting in fuel exhaustion and loss of engine power, and the subsequent nose over during a forced landing.Apr 2, 1995 · Substantial damage