# Accident 20000412007039A: Cessna 150M, Auburn, WA, April 12, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 2000, 14:00 local time
- Place: Auburn, WA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3093° N, 122.2208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3093&lon=-122.2208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9301U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9301U-2015-04-27) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000412007039A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 4/12/00 AT ABOUT 1400 PST, A CESSNA 150M, N9301U, REGISTERED TO PAHOLKE LEASING DBA PRO AIR, COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES 75 FEET AGL PRIOR TO STRIKING THE GROUND INVERTED, AT AUBURN WA. THE ATP PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE FLIGHT HAD JUST DEPARTED SUBURN MUNI. AIRPORT, AUBURN, WA. THE PILOT STATED TO AN FAA INSPECTOR THAT HE HAD BEEN FLYING AT ABOUT 5' ABOVE RUNWAY 34 IN THE LANDING CONFIGURATION WITH THE FLAPS FULL DOWN. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO DEPART THE RUNWAY HE WAS UNABLE TO OUT CLIMB OBSTACLES DUE TO NEGLECTING THE FLAPS. EXAMINATION OF THE A/C REVEALED THAT THE CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL WAS IN THE HALFWAY ON POSITION.

## 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 SEA00LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA070), Apr 12, 2000: Cessna 150M (N9301U), Auburn, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow aircraft operating procedures by not raising the flaps during the go-around maneuver. Contributing factors were the pilot's failure to adhere to the balked landing…

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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