# Accident 19980929026919A: Cessna 150L, Clinton, WA, September 29, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1998, 15:51 local time
- Place: Clinton, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.0091° N, 122.5400° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0091&lon=-122.5400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5867C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5867C) (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 certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 44 total, 22 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA98LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA188) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980929026919A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO ENGINE PROBLEMS AND THT ACFT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD, STRUCK AN IRRIGATION DITCH. (-23)DURING STUDENT PILOT SOLO TRAINING FLIGHT, PILOT EXPERIENCED ENGINE SHUT DOWN AT APPROXIMATELY 2000'MSL.  ATTEMPTED RESTART WAS UNSUCCESSFUL.  OFF AIRPORT LANDING MADE.  DURING FINAL STAGES OF LANDING ROLL, AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A SMALL DITCH, AT WHICH TIME THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED.  INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED A MECHANICAL FAILURE WITHIN THE #2 CYLINDER ASSEMBLY.  #2 CYLINDER ASSEMBLY IS SCHEDULED TO BE INSPECTED BY TELEDYNE CONTINENTAL MOTORS, UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE NTSB.

## 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 SEA98LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA188), Sep 29, 1998: Cessna 150L (N5867C), Freeland, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the number two intake valve rocker arm in fatigue, and overload of the nose landing gear assembly. Factors include a ditch encountered during the forced landing.

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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