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FAA incident report · Cessna 150C · Naugatuck, CT · April 7, 2002

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Date
April 7, 2002 · 18:02 local
Place
Naugatuck, CT
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7851Z
Reported as
Cessna 150C
Reported engine
Continental O200A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,005 total1,000 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days
N7851ZRegistration cancelled Jul 1, 2004 · Cessna 150CS/N 15059951 · Built 1963Airframe modelCessna 150CEngine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On April 7, 2002, Mr. Goodrich was operating his Cessna 150, registration number N7851Z on a pleasure flight. Cruising at an elevation of 4000 ft. over Naugatuck, CT., Mr. Goodrich experienced a decrease in RPM to his current engine settings around 6:00 pm. Mr. Goodrich compensated for this by advancing the throttle to increase engine RPM. After his throttle adjustment the engine slowly ran down on RPM to a complete stop and then he began emergency procedures. Mr. Goodrich completed a mayday call on frequency 121.5 and started his emergency descent. The aircraft contacted the tops of a treeline and grass on the lower west slope of laurel park landfill before c oming to rest on the upper west slope of the landfill facing east on a magentic heading of 043 degrees. The aircraft experienced damage to its nose gear, engine mount and tail skid. There were no injuries involved in this incident. Mr. Goodrich was contacted on April 9, 2002, by telephone and admitted that he mismanaged his fuel consumption for this flight which resulted in the emergency landing of his Cessna 150.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON APRIL 7, 2002, MR. GOODRICH WAS OPERATING HIS CESSNA 150, REGISTRATION NUMBER N7851Z ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT. CRUISING AT AN ELEVATION OF 4000 FT. OVER NAUGATUCK, CT., MR. GOODRICH EXPERIENCED A DECREASE IN RPM TO HIS CURRENT ENGINE SETTINGS AROUND 6:00 PM. MR. GOODRICH COMPENSATED FOR THIS BY ADVANCING THE THROTTLE TO INCREASE ENGINE RPM. AFTER HIS THROTTLE ADJUSTMENT THE ENGINE SLOWLY RAN DOWN ON RPM TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THEN HE BEGAN EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. MR. GOODRICH COMPLETED A MAYDAY CALL ON FREQUENCY 121.5 AND STARTED HIS EMERGENCY DESCENT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE TOPS OF A TREELINE AND GRASS ON THE LOWER WEST SLOPE OF LAUREL PARK LANDFILL BEFORE C OMING TO REST ON THE UPPER WEST SLOPE OF THE LANDFILL FACING EAST ON A MAGENTIC HEADING OF 043 DEGREES. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED DAMAGE TO ITS NOSE GEAR, ENGINE MOUNT AND TAIL SKID. THERE WERE NO INJURIES INVOLVED IN THIS INCIDENT. MR. GOODRICH WAS CONTACTED ON APRIL 9, 2002, BY TELEPHONE AND ADMITTED THAT HE MISMANAGED HIS FUEL CONSUMPTION FOR THIS FLIGHT WHICH RESULTED IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING OF HIS CESSNA 150.