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FAA incident report · Cessna 150M · Pella, IA · December 1, 1995

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Date
December 1, 1995 · 18:30 local
Place
Pella, IA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N66271
Reported as
Cessna 150M
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
65 total65 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days
N66271Registered now · Cessna 150MS/N 15075969 · Built 1974Airframe modelCessna 150MEngine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Narrative: on 12/1/95, N66271 departed joliet park district airport (jot) at 1500 CST enroute to des moines, Iowa (dsm). The aircraft was fueled at jot with 16.9 gals. Of 100LL fuel. A preflight inspection indicated that the tanks were full (22.5 gals. Usable fuel). An unplanned landing was made at muscatine, Iowa (mut) at approximately 1700 CST with a departure at 1730 CST enroute to dsm. At approximately 1830 CST, three miles northwest of Pella, Iowa (pea) at 4500' MSL, the engine quit and the aircraft landed on hwy 163 three miles northwest of pea. The fuel tanks were checked and appeared to be empty. (Flight time from jot to pea, including a fuel stop at mut was 3.1 hours). The aircraft was fueled and flown to pea. An inspection of the aircraft indicated that there was no damage as a result of the emergency landing. Fuel range at 2700 RPM (max power) would have been 3.8 hours; therefore, the amount of fuel onboard the aircraft met the requirements for night VFR flight. This incident is considered closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON 12/1/95, N66271 DEPARTED JOLIET PARK DISTRICT AIRPORT (JOT) AT 1500 CST ENROUTE TO DES MOINES, IOWA (DSM). THE AIRCRAFT WAS FUELED AT JOT WITH 16.9 GALS. OF 100LL FUEL. A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION INDICATED THAT THE TANKS WERE FULL (22.5 GALS. USABLE FUEL). AN UNPLANNED LANDING WAS MADE AT MUSCATINE, IOWA (MUT) AT APPROXIMATELY 1700 CST WITH A DEPARTURE AT 1730 CST ENROUTE TO DSM. AT APPROXIMATELY 1830 CST, THREE MILES NORTHWEST OF PELLA, IOWA (PEA) AT 4500' MSL, THE ENGINE QUIT AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON HWY 163 THREE MILES NORTHWEST OF PEA. THE FUEL TANKS WERE CHECKED AND APPEARED TO BE EMPTY. (FLIGHT TIME FROM JOT TO PEA, INCLUDING A FUEL STOP AT MUT WAS 3.1 HOURS). THE AIRCRAFT WAS FUELED AND FLOWN TO PEA. AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF THE EMERGENCY LANDING. FUEL RANGE AT 2700 RPM (MAX POWER) WOULD HAVE BEEN 3.8 HOURS; THEREFORE, THE AMOUNT OF FUEL ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT MET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR NIGHT VFR FLIGHT. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

Other reports on N66271 · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19990809011239APerry, IAAirspeed too low, applied power, lowered nose, bounced, veered off to left into soybean field. (-23) pilot was practicing landings at Perry, Iowa. On second landing attempt aircraft made a hard landing causing nose wheel collapse. Upon inpsection the aircraft…Aug 9, 1999 · Substantial damageIncident 19780503031729INormal Cruise · Diagonal, IAForced landing after engine quit due to fuel starvation.May 3, 1978