# Incident 20040215004019I: Cessna 150M, Austin, TX, February 15, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 2004, 14:30 local time
- Place: Austin, TX
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2672° N, 97.7431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Austin, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2672&lon=-97.7431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N150TM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N150TM-2008-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: AMTR O200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 460 total, 200 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040215004019I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED TO AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. ATC CLEARED PILOT TO LAND AT NEAREST AIRPORT 10 MILES EAST OF AUSTIN, TEXAS. THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY CYLINDER NUMBER FOUR BREAKING FROM THE BASE. AN EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE PISTON INSIDE THE CYLINDER WAS CRACKED DUE TO FATIGUE OVERLOAD. THE PILOT PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING. AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THIS INCIDENT REPORT WILL BE TURNED OVER TO THE SPM. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CONCLUDED.

## Other reports on N150TM (1)

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

- [Incident 19900715039479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900715039479I), Jul 15, 1990: Cessna 150M (N150TM), Mcalester, OK. Engine rough and losing power. Forced landing on turnpike. Nr 2 cylinder exhaust valve was stuck.

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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