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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 150L · Friendly, MD · February 13, 2000

Date: February 13, 2000 · 12:00 local
Place: Friendly, MD
Airport: Potomac Airfield Airport
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N19132
Reported as: Cessna 150L
Reported engine: Continental O200*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,001 total90 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N19132Registered now · Cessna 150LS/N 15074189 · Built 1972 Airframe modelCessna 150L Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

With the pilot and one passenger (a 14 year old minor) the aircraft departed Potomac air park at approximately 1030AM on 02/13/00. The aircraft lost power at approximately 1100 feet. The pilot applied carburetor heat which helped for a short period, however the engine began runnign rough again and corburetor heat was no help. The pilot unable to return to the airfield so he landed on indian head highway (rt 210). The aircraft had adequate fuel and carburetor ice is believer to be responsible for the los of power. The aircraft was inspected and the following discrepancies noted: (1) engine oil leaked (inalbe to determine origin), (2) nose strut flat, (3) carburetor heat control seemed to be sticking. Follow-up inspection on 2/14/2000.

As the FAA filed it

WITH THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER (A 14 YEAR OLD MINOR) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED POTOMAC AIR PARK AT APPROXIMATELY 1030AM ON 02/13/00. THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 FEET. THE PILOT APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT WHICH HELPED FOR A SHORT PERIOD, HOWEVER THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNIGN ROUGH AGAIN AND CORBURETOR HEAT WAS NO HELP. THE PILOT UNABLE TO RETURN TO THE AIRFIELD SO HE LANDED ON INDIAN HEAD HIGHWAY (RT 210). THE AIRCRAFT HAD ADEQUATE FUEL AND CARBURETOR ICE IS BELIEVER TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LOS OF POWER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AND THE FOLLOWING DISCREPANCIES NOTED: (1) ENGINE OIL LEAKED (INALBE TO DETERMINE ORIGIN), (2) NOSE STRUT FLAT, (3) CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL SEEMED TO BE STICKING. FOLLOW-UP INSPECTION ON 2/14/2000.