# Accident 20040220001779A: Cessna 150J, Longview, WA, February 20, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 2004, 15:00 local time
- Place: Longview, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1319° N, 122.9883° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1319&lon=-122.9883&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5559G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5559G-2017-06-30) (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 O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 253 total, 235 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040220001779A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE INDIVIDUAL WAS CONDUCTING A PLEASURE FLIGHT IN VICINITY OF LONGVIEW, WA. AFTER 1+ HOURS OF FLIGHT, CRUISING AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET, THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RE-START ONE TIME BUT FAILED. THE PILOT THEN LINED UP ON A VACANT PASTURE FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET FROM A DITCH. AS THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED THE DITCH DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE NOSE GEAR WAS RIPPED OFF. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED ON THE NOSE FOR APPROXIMATELY ANOTHER 25 FEET. THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT THEN DUG IN, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER WHERE IT CAME TO A REST UPSIDE DOWN.

## 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 SEA04LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA042), Feb 20, 2004: Cessna 150J (N5559G), Longview, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel exhaustion while maneuvering, as a result of the pilot's inadequate in-flight decision/planning, leading to his failure to refuel the airplane prior to running out of fuel. A ditch was a factor.

## Other reports on N5559G (2)

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

- [Accident 19900312003869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900312003869A), Mar 12, 1990: Cessna 150J (N5559G), Yelm, WA, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel en route. Spotted private strip. Ballooned on landing came down hard collapsing nose gear.
- [Accident 19840429015139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840429015139A), Apr 29, 1984: Cessna 150J (N5559G), Ft Ord, CA, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during emergency landing after engine quit from fuel exhaustion.

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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