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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 150J · Frederick Town, MO · July 9, 2002

Date: July 9, 2002 · 13:07 local
Place: Frederick Town, MO
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N51224
Reported as: Cessna 150J
Reported engine: Continental O200*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,300 total39 in this make and model195 in the last 90 days

N51224Registered now · Cessna 150JS/N 15069849 · Built 1968 Airframe modelCessna 150J Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) A flight instructor and student were on a dual cross country flight. The temperature was very hot and the density altitude was near 4,000'. The Cessna 150 did not climb quickly, and as a result, the flight instructor elected to fly at approximately 1,000' AGL. Just south of the farmington VOR, the airplane experienced partial power failure. The flight instructor was unable to maintain altitude and made a forced landing in a pasture. The pasture appeared suitable from the air, but consisted of mounds that were almost a foot in height. The airplane traveled for approximately 450' before enrountering an obstacle (a stock feeding stand). The airplane received damage to the propeller, lower cowling, and left wing tip. The cause of the partial engine failure is undetermined. The airplane had adequate fuel, which did not give any indication of being contaminated. No other mechanical problems were discernible upon inspection.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT WERE ON A DUAL CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. THE TEMPERATURE WAS VERY HOT AND THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS NEAR 4,000'. THE CESSNA 150 DID NOT CLIMB QUICKLY, AND AS A RESULT, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ELECTED TO FLY AT APPROXIMATELY 1,000' AGL. JUST SOUTH OF THE FARMINGTON VOR, THE AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED PARTIAL POWER FAILURE. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A PASTURE. THE PASTURE APPEARED SUITABLE FROM THE AIR, BUT CONSISTED OF MOUNDS THAT WERE ALMOST A FOOT IN HEIGHT. THE AIRPLANE TRAVELED FOR APPROXIMATELY 450' BEFORE ENROUNTERING AN OBSTACLE (A STOCK FEEDING STAND). THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, LOWER COWLING, AND LEFT WING TIP. THE CAUSE OF THE PARTIAL ENGINE FAILURE IS UNDETERMINED. THE AIRPLANE HAD ADEQUATE FUEL, WHICH DID NOT GIVE ANY INDICATION OF BEING CONTAMINATED. NO OTHER MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WERE DISCERNIBLE UPON INSPECTION.