What happened
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(.19) On October 23, 1999, about 1645 pacific standard time, a Cessna 150B, N1252Y, registered to and operated by the commercial pilot, was substantially damaged during an off-airport landing following an abrupt loss of engine power, one mile east of the Green River airstrip, Sweet Home, Oregon. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the 14CFR91 local flight. The commercial pilot, the sole occupant of the aircraft, was not injured. The flight originated from the Green River airstrip approximately two minutes prior to the accident. There was no fire and no report of ELT activation. During a telephone interview, the pilot stated that shortly after takeoff (approximately 300-400 feet AGL), the aircraft lost power and he initiated a forced landing in a vine-covered field. During the landing-roll, the aircraft's nose gear collapsed. The aircraft's right wing and fuselage sustained substantial damage. (-23) on climb-out aircraft engine lost power approximately 300-400 feet AGL. Pilot attempted a return to landing strip, but realized he could not make the field. Pilot made an emergency landing in a briar patch causing subst antial damage to the aircraft, but no damage to himself. Statements from the pilot indicate he had checked fuel quantity not only by the gauges, but had also used the "stick" method (inserted a mechanical device to attain fuel level). Pilot also indicates he had sumped the tanks and found no contaminants. Pilot indicated he had used a checklist before starting and departure. Pilot also stated that he had allowed to aircraft to sit at idle for a time while he programmed his GPS.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON OCTOBER 23, 1999, ABOUT 1645 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 150B, N1252Y, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING FOLLOWING AN ABRUPT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, ONE MILE EAST OF THE GREEN RIVER AIRSTRIP, SWEET HOME, OREGON. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14CFR91 LOCAL FLIGHT. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE GREEN RIVER AIRSTRIP APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THERE WAS NO FIRE AND NO REPORT OF ELT ACTIVATION. DURING A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW, THE PILOT STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF (APPROXIMATELY 300-400 FEET AGL), THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND HE INITIATED A FORCED LANDING IN A VINE-COVERED FIELD. DURING THE LANDING-ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING AND FUSELAGE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (-23) ON CLIMB-OUT AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER APPROXIMATELY 300-400 FEET AGL. PILOT ATTEMPTED A RETURN TO LANDING STRIP, BUT REALIZED HE COULD NOT MAKE THE FIELD. PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A BRIAR PATCH CAUSING SUBST ANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, BUT NO DAMAGE TO HIMSELF. STATEMENTS FROM THE PILOT INDICATE HE HAD CHECKED FUEL QUANTITY NOT ONLY BY THE GAUGES, BUT HAD ALSO USED THE "STICK" METHOD (INSERTED A MECHANICAL DEVICE TO ATTAIN FUEL LEVEL). PILOT ALSO INDICATES HE HAD SUMPED THE TANKS AND FOUND NO CONTAMINANTS. PILOT INDICATED HE HAD USED A CHECKLIST BEFORE STARTING AND DEPARTURE. PILOT ALSO STATED THAT HE HAD ALLOWED TO AIRCRAFT TO SIT AT IDLE FOR A TIME WHILE HE PROGRAMMED HIS GPS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.