What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) After a routine run-up check of a Cessna 150 including RPM check, mag check, instrument check, etc., the aircraft functioning normally and the pilot departed on runway 22 at Old Town airport, Old Town, ME. The pilot observed that the aircraft felt sluggish, approximately 1/3 of the way down the runway, but continued his take off. Once airborne, the pilot stated that the aircraft had "no power" and that he was experiencing engine problems. The pilot pulled carburetor heat, but it made no difference in power. Losing power, the pilot started looking for a place to land the aircraft. He attempted to land in a field adjacent to the northboun lane of I-95 but porpoised the aircraft and became airborne. Once the pilot became airborne from porpoising the aircraft, realizing he still did not have sufficient power to stay airborne, the pilot once again was looking for a place to set the aircraft down safely and he decided on the median strip of I-95. The aircraft came to rest after the nose wheel collapsed due to soft ground and it flipped over. Take off time, approximately 1800 and the pilot landed approximately 1806. The pilot and passenger walked away from the accident with no apparent injuries. Pilot was reexamined.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AFTER A ROUTINE RUN-UP CHECK OF A CESSNA 150 INCLUDING RPM CHECK, MAG CHECK, INSTRUMENT CHECK, ETC., THE AIRCRAFT FUNCTIONING NORMALLY AND THE PILOT DEPARTED ON RUNWAY 22 AT OLD TOWN AIRPORT, OLD TOWN, ME. THE PILOT OBSERVED THAT THE AIRCRAFT FELT SLUGGISH, APPROXIMATELY 1/3 OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY, BUT CONTINUED HIS TAKE OFF. ONCE AIRBORNE, THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD "NO POWER" AND THAT HE WAS EXPERIENCING ENGINE PROBLEMS. THE PILOT PULLED CARBURETOR HEAT, BUT IT MADE NO DIFFERENCE IN POWER. LOSING POWER, THE PILOT STARTED LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT. HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN A FIELD ADJACENT TO THE NORTHBOUN LANE OF I-95 BUT PORPOISED THE AIRCRAFT AND BECAME AIRBORNE. ONCE THE PILOT BECAME AIRBORNE FROM PORPOISING THE AIRCRAFT, REALIZING HE STILL DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT POWER TO STAY AIRBORNE, THE PILOT ONCE AGAIN WAS LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO SET THE AIRCRAFT DOWN SAFELY AND HE DECIDED ON THE MEDIAN STRIP OF I-95. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AFTER THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED DUE TO SOFT GROUND AND IT FLIPPED OVER. TAKE OFF TIME, APPROXIMATELY 1800 AND THE PILOT LANDED APPROXIMATELY 1806. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WALKED AWAY FROM THE ACCIDENT WITH NO APPARENT INJURIES. PILOT WAS REEXAMINED.
NTSB investigation
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