# Accident 20021128038499A: Cessna 150L, Powells Point, NC, November 28, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 2002, 12:50 local time
- Place: Powells Point, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1617° N, 75.8647° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1617&lon=-75.8647&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10905, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10905-2005-12-14) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 895 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA03LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021128038499A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 11-28-2002, NOTIFICATION WAS RECEIVED OF AN EMERGENCY AIRCRAFT LANDING AT POWELLS POINT, NC. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED TO BE FLIPPED OVER IN A FARMERS FIELD. THE PILOT WAS REPORTED AS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SECURED AND THE NTSB NOTIFIED. ON 11-29-2002, THE AIRCRAFT WAS EVALUATED ON SCENE AND THE DAMAGE DETERMINED TO BE SUBSTANTIAL. THE NTSB WAS CONTACTED TO DETERMINE HOW THE ACCIDENT WAS TO BE HANDLED. THE ACCIDENT SCENE WAS PHOTOGRAPHED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED FOR THE PRESENCE OF FUEL BETWEEN THE FUEL PUMP AND CARBURETOR. FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL LINES. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS NOTED ON. THE IGNITION SYSTEM WAS INSPECTED. THE RH MAGNETO WAS REMOVED AND DISSASSEMBLED. THE POINT, ROTOR, CAP AND COIL WERE ALL INSPECTED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE FUEL AND IGNITION SYSTEM BOTH APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN IN PROPER ORDER. THE FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE INSPECTED FOR CONTROL AND CONTINUITY. NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE COCKPIT ENGINE CONTROLS WERE INSPECTED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. (THE CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL WAS NOTED PULLED).

## 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 MIA03LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA020), Nov 28, 2002: Cessna 150L (N10905), Powells Point, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power for undetermined reason resulting in damage to the airplane during the subsequent forced landing.

## Other reports on N10905 (1)

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

- [Accident 19900825036079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900825036079A), Aug 25, 1990: Cessna 150L (N10905), Circleville, OH, Substantial damage. Landed short,bounced onto runway and veered off,then nosed over. Student left power on throughout the sequence.

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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