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FAA incident report · Cessna 150J · Indio, CA · January 19, 1999

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Date
January 19, 1999 · 13:00 local
Place
Indio, CA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N61233
Reported as
Cessna 150J
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,015 total30 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days
N61233Registered now · Cessna 150JS/N 15070906 · Built 1969Airframe modelCessna 150JEngine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On January 19, 1999, at 10:50 a.m. pacific daylight time, a Cessna 150, N61233, departed phoenix AZ, with 1 passenger on board for a VFR flight to santa ana CA. Approximately 3 hrs and 20 min. Into the flight, the pilot contacted palm springs approach control and stated that he was westbound over the interstate 10 freeway and had a rough running engine. The controller advised the pilot of his position relative to burmuda dunes airport and suggested that he remain over the freeway until such time as he reached the airport for a precautionary landing. The aircraft was landed power off on the 10 freeway approx. 5 miles east of the bermuda dunes airport. There were no injuries to the occupants or damage to the aircraft. Following the landing, the pilot contacted the palm springs tower and told the controller that the aircraft had apparently run out of fuel. During an interview with the pilot, he stated that he filed a VFR flight plan with prescott flight service and received a standard pilot weather briefing. The pilot stated that prior to departing phoenix, the aircraft was fueled to capacity. He stated that based on his planned cruse altitude, power setting, and full fuel tan KS, the aircraft's pilot operating handbook indicates the aircraft should have remained aloft for 4 hrs. And 20 minutes. This was by his planning, sufficient time to reach his planned fuel stop, palm springs, with a 30-minute reserve.

As the FAA filed it

ON JANUARY 19, 1999, AT 10:50 A.M. PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 150, N61233, DEPARTED PHOENIX AZ, WITH 1 PASSENGER ON BOARD FOR A VFR FLIGHT TO SANTA ANA CA. APPROXIMATELY 3 HRS AND 20 MIN. INTO THE FLIGHT, THE PILOT CONTACTED PALM SPRINGS APPROACH CONTROL AND STATED THAT HE WAS WESTBOUND OVER THE INTERSTATE 10 FREEWAY AND HAD A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. THE CONTROLLER ADVISED THE PILOT OF HIS POSITION RELATIVE TO BURMUDA DUNES AIRPORT AND SUGGESTED THAT HE REMAIN OVER THE FREEWAY UNTIL SUCH TIME AS HE REACHED THE AIRPORT FOR A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED POWER OFF ON THE 10 FREEWAY APPROX. 5 MILES EAST OF THE BERMUDA DUNES AIRPORT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS OR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. FOLLOWING THE LANDING, THE PILOT CONTACTED THE PALM SPRINGS TOWER AND TOLD THE CONTROLLER THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD APPARENTLY RUN OUT OF FUEL. DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT, HE STATED THAT HE FILED A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WITH PRESCOTT FLIGHT SERVICE AND RECEIVED A STANDARD PILOT WEATHER BRIEFING. THE PILOT STATED THAT PRIOR TO DEPARTING PHOENIX, THE AIRCRAFT WAS FUELED TO CAPACITY. HE STATED THAT BASED ON HIS PLANNED CRUSE ALTITUDE, POWER SETTING, AND FULL FUEL TAN KS, THE AIRCRAFT'S PILOT OPERATING HANDBOOK INDICATES THE AIRCRAFT SHOULD HAVE REMAINED ALOFT FOR 4 HRS. AND 20 MINUTES. THIS WAS BY HIS PLANNING, SUFFICIENT TIME TO REACH HIS PLANNED FUEL STOP, PALM SPRINGS, WITH A 30-MINUTE RESERVE.