# Accident 19990724023879A: Cessna 150M, Manville, NJ, July 24, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: July 24, 1999, 11:40 local time - Place: Manville, NJ - Airport: Central Jersey Regnl Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 40.5413° N, 74.5893° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manville, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5413&lon=-74.5893&mi=10 - Aircraft: N714HS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N714HS-2001-11-06) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M - Reported engine: CONT O200A - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 6,125 total, 200 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC99LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA185) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990724023879A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19) ON JULY 24, 1999, ABOUT 1140 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 150, N714HS, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING TO A FIELD NEAR THE CENTRAL JERSEY REGIONAL AIRPORT (47N), MANVILLE, NEW JERSEY. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE PERSONAL LOCAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DEPARTED 47N AT 1105, AND REMAINED IN THE LOCAL AREA FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES. HE THEN RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT TO PERFORM TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 24. AFTER COMPLETING THE FIRST LANDING, FULL POWER WAS ADDED AND A CLIMB WAS INITIATED. DURING THE CLIMB, AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, AND AN AIRSPEED OF 62 KNOTS, THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE AIRSPEED "BEGAN TO DECAY", AND THE ENGINE "SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS PRODUCING POWER." THE PILOT LOWERED THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE IN AN ATTEMPT TO GAIN AIRSPEED, AND AT 200 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, THE AIRSPEED HAD DECAYED FURTHER. THE PILOT PERFORMED A FORCED LANDING TO A FIELD NORTHEAST OF HIS CURRENT POSITION. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN AND IMPACTED TERRAIN, WHICH SHEARED OFF THE NOSE GEAR. THE AIRPLANE THEN "LURCHED OVER" AND CAME TO REST IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR REPORTED THAT THE FIREWALL OF THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED, THE WINGS AND WINGTIPS OF THE AIRPLANE WERE WRINKLED, AND THE WING SPARS WERE CRUMPLED. HE STATED THAT THE CARBURETOR HEAT WAS FOUND IN THE "ON" POSITION AND THE THROTTLE WAS RETARDED. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE MIXTURE WAS FOUND "IN" AND THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS FOUND IN THE "OFF" POSITION. THE OWNER OF THE AIRPLANE DRAINED APPROXIMATELY 11.6 GALLONS OF FUEL FROM THE AIRPLANE. (.4)AFTER TAKEOFF, THE CFI NOTICED THAT THE AIRSPEED 'BEGAN TO DECAY;' HOWEVER, THE ENGINE WAS STILL PRODUCING POWER, AS HE PERFORMED A FORCED LANDING TO A FIELD. AFTER EXITING THE AIRPLANE, THE CFI EXPLAINED TO THE PASSENGER THAT THEY HAD 'NOT PRODUCED ENOUGH POWER TO GAIN ALTITUDE,' BECAUSE THEY MAY HAVE BEEN 'TOO BIG' AND IT WAS 'TOO HOT' OF A DAY FOR THE AIRPLANE TO PERFORM. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED NO PRE-IMPACT MALFUNCTION, AND THE CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL WAS OBSERVED EXTENDED IN THE MID RANGE POSITION, WHICH WAS CONSISTENT TO THE LEVER LOCATED AT THE CARBURETOR HEAT BOX. ACC ORDING TO THE CARBUERTOR HEAT IS IN THE COLD POSITION. THE BASIC EMPTY WEIGHT WAS 1,600 POUNDS. THE PASSENGER AND CFI WEIGHTS WERE REPORTED AS 250 AND 200 POUNDS, RESPECTIVELY. THE PILOT DETERMINED THERE WAS 14 GALLONS OF FUEL ONBOARD THE AIRPLANE BEFORE TAKEOFF. ACCORDING TO THE TEMPERATURE AND ELEVATION REPORTED AT THE AIRPORT, THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS CALCULATED AS 1,747 FEET. (-23)OVER GROSS WEIGHT, HOT HUMID DAY, ENERGENCY LANDING OFF AIRPORT, (CARB HEAT PULLED ON PST EMERGENCY LANDING), WING FLAPS NOT USED FOR LANDING. ## 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 NYC99LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA185), Jul 24, 1999: Cessna 150 (N714HS), Manville, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow the checklist and improper use of the carburetor heat. A factor in the accident was determined to be the density altitude. 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. 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