20010423009229I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 150M · Tampa, FL · April 23, 2001

Date: April 23, 2001 · 17:30 local
Place: Tampa, FL
Airport: Vandenberg Airport
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N103LE
Reported as: Cessna 150M
Reported engine: Continental O200A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 95 total2 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23)On April 23, 2201 at 1730 local time, a Cessna 150M, N103LE, registered to leading edge aviation, inc., experienced engine failure on climb while practing touch and go landings at vandenburg airport(X16) and crashed in a field less than one mile from the end of runway 23. VMC prevailed at the time. The aircraft sustained minor damage and pilot was not injured. The flight originated from X16.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON APRIL 23, 2201 AT 1730 LOCAL TIME, A CESSNA 150M, N103LE, REGISTERED TO LEADING EDGE AVIATION, INC., EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE ON CLIMB WHILE PRACTING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT VANDENBURG AIRPORT(X16) AND CRASHED IN A FIELD LESS THAN ONE MILE FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 23. VMC PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM X16.