# Incident 20020709027819I: Cessna 150J, Frederick Town, MO, July 9, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 2002, 13:07 local time
- Place: Frederick Town, MO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5629° N, 90.3036° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fredericktown, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5629&lon=-90.3036&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51224, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51224) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Reported engine: CONT O200*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 39 in this make and model, 195 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020709027819I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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