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FAA incident report · Cessna A150L · Wadsworth, OH · October 15, 1996

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Date
October 15, 1996 · 18:45 local
Place
Wadsworth, OH
Airport
Weltzien Skypark Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2458F
Reported as
Cessna A150L
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
70 total69 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days
N2458FRegistered now · Cessna A150LS/N A1500403 · Built 1973Airframe modelCessna A150LEngine 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: student pilot stated she was in traffic pattern at (15G) Weltzien Skypark and noted another aircraft ahead in the traffic pattern. Opposite the end of runway 21 she pulled carb heat on and throttled back to idle. Pilot extended downwind because of aircraft ahead. When the aircraft was 45 degree off her left she started her base leg and increased power (engine was running). There was no response. She put carb heat on, applied full power and pulled up the flaps. The engine quit running. Pilot called Skypark and said she was going down and turned toward the field on river styx road to avoid the homes on final approach. Upon landing in bean field, nose wheel strut broke loose from engine mount, aircraft rolled approximately 50 ft. and flipped over. The following day the aircraft was uprighted. The flap handle was up, carb heat off, throttle full forward and mixture control full out. (Cutoff). Student said she never touched the mixture control. Upon testing engine started and ran satisfactorily.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: STUDENT PILOT STATED SHE WAS IN TRAFFIC PATTERN AT (15G) WELTZIEN SKYPARK AND NOTED ANOTHER AIRCRAFT AHEAD IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. OPPOSITE THE END OF RUNWAY 21 SHE PULLED CARB HEAT ON AND THROTTLED BACK TO IDLE. PILOT EXTENDED DOWNWIND BECAUSE OF AIRCRAFT AHEAD. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS 45 DEGREE OFF HER LEFT SHE STARTED HER BASE LEG AND INCREASED POWER (ENGINE WAS RUNNING). THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. SHE PUT CARB HEAT ON, APPLIED FULL POWER AND PULLED UP THE FLAPS. THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING. PILOT CALLED SKYPARK AND SAID SHE WAS GOING DOWN AND TURNED TOWARD THE FIELD ON RIVER STYX ROAD TO AVOID THE HOMES ON FINAL APPROACH. UPON LANDING IN BEAN FIELD, NOSE WHEEL STRUT BROKE LOOSE FROM ENGINE MOUNT, AIRCRAFT ROLLED APPROXIMATELY 50 FT. AND FLIPPED OVER. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE AIRCRAFT WAS UPRIGHTED. THE FLAP HANDLE WAS UP, CARB HEAT OFF, THROTTLE FULL FORWARD AND MIXTURE CONTROL FULL OUT. (CUTOFF). STUDENT SAID SHE NEVER TOUCHED THE MIXTURE CONTROL. UPON TESTING ENGINE STARTED AND RAN SATISFACTORILY.