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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 150L · New Kent, VA · September 15, 2000

Date: September 15, 2000 · 12:25 local
Place: New Kent, VA
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1725Q
Reported as: Cessna 150L
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 427 total300 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N1725QRegistration cancelled Jun 14, 2013 · Cessna 150LS/N 15073025 · Built 1971 Airframe modelCessna 150L Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23)While cruising at 1500 feet, en route from west point, VA (W96), engine suffered a partial loss, which was at first corrected by the application of full rich mixture and carb heat. However, the engine soon began losing power once more, to the point that altitude could not be maintained, and New Kent airport could not be reached. The pilot selected a large soy bean field, secured the engine, and landed. The aircraft flipped over after touch down. There were no injuries to the two occupants, and very minor damage to the aircraft (vertical stab cap, wing tip leading edges, and broken rear window). See attachment.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)WHILE CRUISING AT 1500 FEET, EN ROUTE FROM WEST POINT, VA (W96), ENGINE SUFFERED A PARTIAL LOSS, WHICH WAS AT FIRST CORRECTED BY THE APPLICATION OF FULL RICH MIXTURE AND CARB HEAT. HOWEVER, THE ENGINE SOON BEGAN LOSING POWER ONCE MORE, TO THE POINT THAT ALTITUDE COULD NOT BE MAINTAINED, AND NEW KENT AIRPORT COULD NOT BE REACHED. THE PILOT SELECTED A LARGE SOY BEAN FIELD, SECURED THE ENGINE, AND LANDED. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AFTER TOUCH DOWN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE TWO OCCUPANTS, AND VERY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT (VERTICAL STAB CAP, WING TIP LEADING EDGES, AND BROKEN REAR WINDOW). SEE ATTACHMENT.