19990420019199A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150M · S Rockledge, FL · April 20, 1999

Date: April 20, 1999
Place: S Rockledge, FL
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N66560
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA99LA135
Reported as: Cessna 150M
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student

N66560Registration cancelled Jun 22, 1999 · Cessna 150MS/N 15076124 Airframe modelCessna 150M

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What happened

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(.19) On April 20, 1999, about 1600 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 150M, N66560, registered to brittania flight center, inc., operating as a 14 CFR part 91 instructional flight, crashed while attempting an emergency landing, following an engine malfunction near Rockledge, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane received substantial damage and the student pilot, the sole occupant, sustained minor injuries. The flight originated from winter park, Florida, about 55 minutes before the accident. According to eyewitnesses, the airplane's engine sputtered and stopped completely. The engine sounded quiet as the pilot appeared to look for a landing area. The airplane crashed in a residential area.

As the FAA filed it

(.19) ON APRIL 20, 1999, ABOUT 1600 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 150M, N66560, REGISTERED TO BRITTANIA FLIGHT CENTER, INC., OPERATING AS A 14 CFR PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING AN EMERGENCY LANDING, FOLLOWING AN ENGINE MALFUNCTION NEAR ROCKLEDGE, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE STUDENT PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM WINTER PARK, FLORIDA, ABOUT 55 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO EYEWITNESSES, THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE SPUTTERED AND STOPPED COMPLETELY. THE ENGINE SOUNDED QUIET AS THE PILOT APPEARED TO LOOK FOR A LANDING AREA. THE AIRPLANE CRASHED IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA.

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 MIA99LA135Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportS. Rockledge, FLA total loss of engine power while in cruise flight due to the pilot's failure to use carburetor heat during carburetor icing conditions and the subsequent emergency landing to unsuitable terrain and collision with a tree.Apr 20, 1999 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N66560 · 1

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

Accident 19780511013159ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Philadelphia, TNDid not see windsock. Lndd on upsloping rwy with tailwind. Cont intrn field.May 11, 1978 · Reported as Cessna A150K · Substantial damage