# Incident 19970901029449I: Cessna 150L, Vienna, MO, September 1, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1997, 12:30 local time
- Place: Vienna, MO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1880° N, 91.9510° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vienna, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1880&lon=-91.9510&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10011, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10011-2013-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 32 total, 32 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970901029449I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: STUDENT PILOT (JEFFERY SCHNEIDER) DEPARTED FROM (VIH) VICHI, MO HEADED TO JEF (JEFFERSON CITY, MO) ON A SOLO TRIP (CROSS COUNTRY) ORIGINATING FROM SUS (SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS AIRPORT). ENGINE FAILED IN-FLIGHT. STUDENT NOTICED A BURNING SMELL THEN LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A FARMER'S FIELD NEAR VIENNA, MO. INVESTIGATION BY THE FAA ON 09/02/97 REVEALED THE LH MUFFLER (P/N:0450400-3) AFT END CAP WAS MISSING. HOT EXHAUST GASES BURNED THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS ON THE LH SIDE OF THE ENGINE FIREWALL, SHORTING THE ENGINE WIRING WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO LOSE POWER. WE WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE END CAP CRACKED. AND THERE WERE NO OTHER DISCREPENCIES NOTED. INCIDENT CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N10011 (1)

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

- [Accident 19930513013829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930513013829A), May 13, 1993: Cessna 150L (N10011), Washington, MO, Substantial damage. On lift off left wing struck tractor that was mowing adjacent to runway. No radio or high visible paint on tractor.

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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