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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150K · Detroit, MI · June 19, 1997

Date: June 19, 1997 · 08:20 local
Place: Detroit, MI
Airport: Willow Run
Phase of flight: Forced Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5738G
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI97LA172
Reported as: Cessna 150K
Reported engine: Continental O200A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 211 total60 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N5738GRegistration cancelled Dec 14, 2023 · Cessna 150KS/N 15071238 · Built 1969 Airframe modelCessna 150K 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.

(.4)The pilot said that he was on final approach at reduced power when the engine began to run rough. He 'began to add power, but there was no response from the engine. I began an engine restart after the engine quit and I saw that I would be short of the runway. The restart was unsuccessful.' The pilot elected to land in a parking lot near the airport. During the landing, the airplane 'hit a rut which threw the airplane to the left and struck two signs.' The airplane then rolled to a stop. Examination of the airplane revealed that the carburetor heat knob was in the 'off' position. No other anomalies were found. The temperature and dew point were 62 and 54 degrees, respectively. According to icing probability charts, conditions were conducive for carburetor icing. (-23) engine quit while on final approach to Y1P runway 9L. Pilot landed aircraft in gm parking lot. Aircraft hit 2 traffic signs during landing roll-out damaging the left wing. Pilot was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

(.4)THE PILOT SAID THAT HE WAS ON FINAL APPROACH AT REDUCED POWER WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. HE 'BEGAN TO ADD POWER, BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE ENGINE. I BEGAN AN ENGINE RESTART AFTER THE ENGINE QUIT AND I SAW THAT I WOULD BE SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE RESTART WAS UNSUCCESSFUL.' THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND IN A PARKING LOT NEAR THE AIRPORT. DURING THE LANDING, THE AIRPLANE 'HIT A RUT WHICH THREW THE AIRPLANE TO THE LEFT AND STRUCK TWO SIGNS.' THE AIRPLANE THEN ROLLED TO A STOP. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THAT THE CARBURETOR HEAT KNOB WAS IN THE 'OFF' POSITION. NO OTHER ANOMALIES WERE FOUND. THE TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT WERE 62 AND 54 DEGREES, RESPECTIVELY. ACCORDING TO ICING PROBABILITY CHARTS, CONDITIONS WERE CONDUCIVE FOR CARBURETOR ICING. (-23) ENGINE QUIT WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO Y1P RUNWAY 9L. PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT IN GM PARKING LOT. AIRCRAFT HIT 2 TRAFFIC SIGNS DURING LANDING ROLL-OUT DAMAGING THE LEFT WING. PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

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 CHI97LA172Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportYpsilanti, MIthe pilot's failure to use carburetor heat, which resulted in carburetor ice, loss of engine power, and a forced landing. Factors relating to this accident were: the icing (weather) condition and sign(s) in the emergency landing area.Jun 19, 1997 · Substantial damage