19980712016419A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150L · Apple Valley, CA · July 12, 1998

Date: July 12, 1998 · 11:30 local
Place: Apple Valley, CA
Airport: Apple Valley Airport
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1706Q
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX98FA219
Reported as: Cessna 150L
Reported engine: Continental O200A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 66 total

N1706QRegistration cancelled Aug 6, 2013 · Cessna 150LS/N 15073006 · Built 1971 Airframe modelCessna 150L Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(.4) The student pilot was on his last solo cross-country flight before his private check ride. About 48 minutes into the flight, the engine started to run roughly and subsequently quit. The airplane was 13 miles from an airport, which the pilot tried to reach. He landed short of the runway and collided with an airport security fence. Postaccident examination of the fuel system revealed noncompliance with airworthiness directive 79-10-14R1 and Cessna service bulletin SE77-6 requiring the installation of vented fuel caps. The pilot stated that during the preflight check the airplane had been refueled. (-23) a student pilot on solo cross country, reported rough running engine over cajon pass. On approach to Apple Valley, engine quit and landed short of airport. Substantial aircraft damage, minor injuries to sole occupant.privacy data omitted The student pilot overflew the airport of hesperia and continued on to Apple Valley.

As the FAA filed it

(.4) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON HIS LAST SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT BEFORE HIS PRIVATE CHECK RIDE. ABOUT 48 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGHLY AND SUBSEQUENTLY QUIT. THE AIRPLANE WAS 13 MILES FROM AN AIRPORT, WHICH THE PILOT TRIED TO REACH. HE LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH AN AIRPORT SECURITY FENCE. POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM REVEALED NONCOMPLIANCE WITH AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE 79-10-14R1 AND CESSNA SERVICE BULLETIN SE77-6 REQUIRING THE INSTALLATION OF VENTED FUEL CAPS. THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE PREFLIGHT CHECK THE AIRPLANE HAD BEEN REFUELED. (-23) A STUDENT PILOT ON SOLO CROSS COUNTRY, REPORTED ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE OVER CAJON PASS. ON APPROACH TO APPLE VALLEY, ENGINE QUIT AND LANDED SHORT OF AIRPORT. SUBSTANTIAL AIRCRAFT DAMAGE, MINOR INJURIES TO SOLE OCCUPANT.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE STUDENT PILOT OVERFLEW THE AIRPORT OF HESPERIA AND CONTINUED ON TO APPLE VALLEY.

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 LAX98FA219Accident · Minor injuriesField investigationFinal reportApple Valley, CAThe improper installation of unvented fuel caps that resulted in fuel starvation and loss of engine power. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.Jul 12, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N1706Q · 1

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

Accident 19880126005229AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Diamond Springs, CAHad a loss of engine power. Made a forced landing in a rough field. Nosed over on rollout. Problem undetermined.Jan 26, 1988 · Substantial damage