What happened
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(.19) On June 17, 2001, at 1330 eastern standard time, a Cessna 150L, N6557G, operated by a commercial pilot, sustained substantial damage when it impacted and nosed over in a soybean field near Munster, Indiana. Prior to the accident, the airplane had just taken off from the soybean field and experienced a loss of engine power during the initial climb. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being conducted under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91 and was not on a flight plan. The pilot reported no injuries. The flight was originating at the time of the accident. On the previous flight, the airplane experienced a loss of engine power during cruise flight. The airplane was successfully forced landed in the soyfield by another pilot. A federal aviation administration inspector examined the airplane at the accident scene. The airplane was resting inverted in a soybean field. The airplane's right wing was crushed and twisted aft beginning at the wing root. The cowling and forward fuselage was crushed aft. The nose gear was bent and broken rearward. Both propeller blades were bent aft. Flight control continuity was confirmed. The airplane's engine was retained for further examination. (-23) pilot attempted to take off from bean field after executing an emergency landing due to previous engine failure. Aircraft flipped over onto its nose.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON JUNE 17, 2001, AT 1330 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 150L, N6557G, OPERATED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT IMPACTED AND NOSED OVER IN A SOYBEAN FIELD NEAR MUNSTER, INDIANA. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE AIRPLANE HAD JUST TAKEN OFF FROM THE SOYBEAN FIELD AND EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AND WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. ON THE PREVIOUS FLIGHT, THE AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUCCESSFULLY FORCED LANDED IN THE SOYFIELD BY ANOTHER PILOT. A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE. THE AIRPLANE WAS RESTING INVERTED IN A SOYBEAN FIELD. THE AIRPLANE'S RIGHT WING WAS CRUSHED AND TWISTED AFT BEGINNING AT THE WING ROOT. THE COWLING AND FORWARD FUSELAGE WAS CRUSHED AFT. THE NOSE GEAR WAS BENT AND BROKEN REARWARD. BOTH PROPELLER BLADES WERE BENT AFT. FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS CONFIRMED. THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE WAS RETAINED FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION. (-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF FROM BEAN FIELD AFTER EXECUTING AN EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO PREVIOUS ENGINE FAILURE. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS NOSE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.