# Accident 20010627019069A: Cessna 150L, Manhattan, KS, June 27, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2001, 15:00 local time
- Place: Manhattan, KS
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4308° N, 96.7506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4308&lon=-96.7506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5272Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5272Q-2019-11-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010627019069A

## Narrative

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

(-23) NO NARRATIVE (.19) ON JUNE 27, 2001, AT 1500 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 150L, N5292Q, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A PARTIAL POWER LANDING IN A FIELD NEAR RANDOLPH, KANSAS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AND WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED THE MANHATTAN REGIONAL AIRPORT, MANHATTAN, KANSAS AT APPROXIMATELY 1100. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, DURING THE FLIGHT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND THE PILOT EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING TO A NEARBY FIELD. DURING LANDING ROLL THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A DITCH AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 CHI01LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA196), Jun 27, 2001: Cessna 150L (N5272Q), Randolph, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The unsuitable terrain encountered by the pilot during the forced landing. Factors to the accident were the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the rough/uneven terrain condition.

## Other reports on N5272Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20000311035929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000311035929I), Mar 11, 2000: Cessna 150L (N5272Q), Manhattan, KS. (-23) Student pilot did not reset his directional gyro on return trip of solo cross country, got lost, ran out of fuel, landed safely in an open field.

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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