19981221045329I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 150L · Albany, OH · December 21, 1998

Date: December 21, 1998 · 12:15 local
Place: Albany, OH
Airport: Ohio University Airport
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6548G
Reported as: Cessna 150L
Reported engine: Continental O200*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 412 total150 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

N6548GRegistered now · Cessna 150LS/N 15072048 · Built 1970 Airframe modelCessna 150L Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-5) Purpose of flight was a maintenance test flight. The oil pressure line between the oil pressure guage and firewall had been replaced. The airplane departed runway 25 at the Ohio University Airport (uni). At approximately 200' AGL and abeam the end of the runway the engine lost power. A right turn was iniated toward an emergency landing site adjacent to the airport. While on approach to this site the airplane's engine began to develop power. However the pilot decided that the airplane's altitude was too low and the landing was made to the off-airport site. Minor damage occured to the right hand horizontal stabilizer leading edge and the vertical fin fairing. Time to repair this a/c is unknown.

As the FAA filed it

(-5) PURPOSE OF FLIGHT WAS A MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT. THE OIL PRESSURE LINE BETWEEN THE OIL PRESSURE GUAGE AND FIREWALL HAD BEEN REPLACED. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED RUNWAY 25 AT THE OHIO UNIVERSITY AIRPORT (UNI). AT APPROXIMATELY 200' AGL AND ABEAM THE END OF THE RUNWAY THE ENGINE LOST POWER. A RIGHT TURN WAS INIATED TOWARD AN EMERGENCY LANDING SITE ADJACENT TO THE AIRPORT. WHILE ON APPROACH TO THIS SITE THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE BEGAN TO DEVELOP POWER. HOWEVER THE PILOT DECIDED THAT THE AIRPLANE'S ALTITUDE WAS TOO LOW AND THE LANDING WAS MADE TO THE OFF-AIRPORT SITE. MINOR DAMAGE OCCURED TO THE RIGHT HAND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE AND THE VERTICAL FIN FAIRING. TIME TO REPAIR THIS A/C IS UNKNOWN.