# Incident 19961015039869I: Cessna A150L, Wadsworth, OH, October 15, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1996, 18:45 local time
- Place: Wadsworth, OH
- Airport: Weltzien Skypark Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0282° N, 81.7981° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WELTZIEN SKYPARK (15G), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0282&lon=-81.7981&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2458F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2458F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A150L (registry code 2071828, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 70 total, 69 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961015039869I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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