# Incident 19991223034829I: Cessna 150J, Shelbyville, TN, December 23, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1999, 12:30 local time
- Place: Shelbyville, TN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5013° N, 86.4529° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shelbyville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5013&lon=-86.4529&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60002, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N60002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30 total, 30 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991223034829I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT LOST ENGINE POWER WHILE ON A SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT AND LANDED IN A FIELD NEAR THE SHELBYVILLE, TN AIRPORT.  HIS INSTRUCTOR LATER DETERMINED THAT FUEL CONSUMPTION DURING THIS FLIGHT MAY HAVE BEEN GREATER THAN EXPECTED DUE TO NOT LEANING THE MIXTURE AT ALTITUDE.  THE STUDENT PILOT HAS SINCE RECEIVED COUNSELING AND FURTHER TRAINING IN PROPER FUEL MANAGEMENT.

## Other reports on N60002 (1)

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

- [Incident 20130707010389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130707010389I), Jul 7, 2013: Cessna 150J (N60002), Guntown, MS, No damage. Aircraft lost power after 35 to 40 minutes after departing tupelo, MS. Pilot landed safely on highway without damage to the aircraft. The aircraft was loaded…

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. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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