# Accident 19971209038149A: Cessna 150J, Silverdale, WA, December 9, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 1997, 16:00 local time
- Place: Silverdale, WA
- Airport: Apex Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6690° N, 122.7204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6690&lon=-122.7204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51369, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51369) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,664 total, 194 in this make and model, 72 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA98LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971209038149A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT AS THE STUDENT PILOT WAS RECOVERING FROM THE THIRD OF A SERIES OF POWER-OFF STALLS, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. POWER WAS APPLIED SMOOTHLY AND CARBURETOR HEAT WAS TURNED OFF.  THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN ROUGH, AND AFTER APPROXIMATELY FIVE SECONDS, THE ENGINE QUIT.  THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK OVER THE CONTROLS FROM THE STUDENT AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE.  DURING THE SECOND RESTART ATTEMPT, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR PULLED THE STARTER HANDLE, HOWEVER, THE HANDLE SEPARATED FROM THE PANEL.  A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE TO A SOFT FIELD WHERE A SUCCESSFUL TOUCHDOWN WAS ACCOMPLISHED, BUT DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE NOSE WHEEL DUG IN AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. DURING THE POSTACCIDENT INSPECTION, THE ENGINE WAS RUN TO 2500 RPM.  THE ENGINE OPERATED SMOOTHLY, WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED.  BOTH MAGNETOS WERE CHECKED AND FOUND OPERATIONAL.  THE CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL WAS CHECKED AND FOUND OPERATIONAL.  THE ENGINE PULL-TO-START KNOB WAS INSPECTED AND IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE PULLED OFF THE METAL SHAFT THAT RUNS THROUGH THE PANEL, AND THE METAL SHAFT HAD PULLED AWAY FROM THE CABLE THAT RUNS TO THE STARTER LEVER.                                         (-23)ENGINE QUIT WHILE RECOVERING FROM PRACTICE STALL. ATTEMP RESTART, HANDLE SEPERATED FROM PANEL.  NOSED OVER LANDING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA98LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA022), Dec 10, 1997: Cessna 150J (N51369), Silverdale, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Ice accumulation in the carburetor throat. Factors include conditions conducive to serious carburetor icing, an inoperative starter due to a separated pull-to-start knob, and soft terrain at the…

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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