# Accident 20020710019509A: Cessna 150F, Fort Wayne, IN, July 10, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2002, 18:00 local time
- Place: Fort Wayne, IN
- Airport: Fort Wayne Municipal - Baer Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9993° N, 85.2105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9993&lon=-85.2105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8798S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8798S-2013-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020710019509A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON JULY 10, 2002, ABOUT 1800 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 150F, N8789S, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A FORCED LANDING AFTER A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 34 (8,000 FEET BY 150 FEET, ASPHALT/CONCRETE), AT THE FT. WAYNE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FORT WAYNE, INDIANA. THE AIRPLANE WENT THROUGH A DITCH AND STRUCK A FENCE DURING THE FORCED LANDING ATTEMPT. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND THE DESTINATION HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. (-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE DEPARTED RUNWAY 32, DURING INITIAL CLIMB ENGINE SPUTTER FOR AN INSTANT. HE THEN CALLED TOWER AND TOLD THEM HE WAS MAKING A 180 DEGREE LEFT TURN BACK TO THE AIRPORT BECAUSE OF ENGINE PROBLEMS. DURING THE TURN BACK TO THE AIRPORT THE ENGINE QUIT COMPLETELY. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 14, BUT DUE TO LOW ALTITUDE WAS UNABLE TO LAND ON RUNWAY 14. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHIN THE AIRPORT BOUNDARIES ON THE GRASS, CROSSING A S                                                             ERVICE ROAD AND THEN HITTING THE AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE.

## 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 CHI02LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA190), Jul 10, 2002: Cessna 150F (N8798S), Ft. Wayne, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The corroded throttle cable resulting in a loss of engine power. Factors were the inadequate annual inspection, the unsuitable terrain encountered during the forced landing, the ditch, and the fence.

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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