# Accident 20000930042859A: Cessna 150H, Michigan City, IN, September 30, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2000, 09:38 local time
- Place: Michigan City, IN
- Airport: Michigan City Apt
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7091° N, 86.8698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7091&lon=-86.8698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50318, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50318) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Reported engine: CONT O200*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total, 50 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA311) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000930042859A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE LOST POWER WHILE IN CRUISE NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN AND MICHIGAN CITY AIRPORT. HE APPLIED CARB HEAT AND IT HELPED A BIT, BUT CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER. PILOT TRIED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT MGC BUT COULD NOT MAKE THE RUNWAY BECAUSE OF THE WIND. HE LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY IN FIELD AND FLIPPED OVER. THE A/C ENGINE WAS EXAMINED BY SBN FSDO. ENGINE APPEARED TO BE IN NORMAL OPERATING CONDITION.

## 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 CHI00LA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA311), Sep 30, 2000: Cessna 150H (N50318), Michigan City, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel contamination (water) and the pilot exceeding his landing field distance. Factors relating to this accident were the pilot inadequate preflight planning/preparation, his having to select an…

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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