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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 150L · Baytown, TX · December 31, 2003

Date: December 31, 2003 · 13:30 local
Place: Baytown, TX
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N150BN
Reported as: Cessna 150L
Reported engine: Continental O200*
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 800 total600 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N150BNRegistered now · Cessna 150LS/N 15072767 Airframe modelCessna 150L Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) After departing Baytown airport the engine began to run rough with a loss of power. No more than 800 RPM could be maintained. The pilot executed an emergency landing on fm road 1405 south of fm 565 in Baytown, Texas. The aircraft was not damaged nor was the pilot and two passengers injured. The aircraft was inspected and a determination was made that the #1 cylinder had failed due to a dropped valve. The cylinder assy. Was removed and replaced. Aircraft engine was ground run, leak checked ok and returned to service. The road was blocked off by law enforcement and the aircraft was flown out.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AFTER DEPARTING BAYTOWN AIRPORT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH WITH A LOSS OF POWER. NO MORE THAN 800 RPM COULD BE MAINTAINED. THE PILOT EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON FM ROAD 1405 SOUTH OF FM 565 IN BAYTOWN, TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED NOR WAS THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AND A DETERMINATION WAS MADE THAT THE #1 CYLINDER HAD FAILED DUE TO A DROPPED VALVE. THE CYLINDER ASSY. WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS GROUND RUN, LEAK CHECKED OK AND RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE ROAD WAS BLOCKED OFF BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN OUT.