# Accident 20050430007349A: Cessna 150F, China, ME, April 30, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 2005, 14:10 local time
- Place: China, ME
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4800° N, 69.5317° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4800&lon=-69.5317&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6256R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6256R-2007-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,253 total, 300 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC05CA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05CA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050430007349A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 04-30-2005, A CESSNA 150F, REGISTRATION N6256R WAS BEING OPERATED ON A VFR PLEASURE FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM BERLIN, NH (BML) AT APPROXIMATELY 1140 HOURS. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A WEATHER BRIEFING FROM THE INTERNET BUT THE WEATHER CHANGED MORE RAPIDLY THAN HE ANTICIPATED. IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN VFR IN THE LOW CLOUDS AND HEAVY RAIN CONDITIONS HE DESCENDED ALTITUDE. HE BECAME DISORIENTED AND SENSED THAT HE WAS OFF COURSE. CONSIDERING HIS LOW FUEL RESERVES, THE PILOT ELECTED TO ATTEMPT A LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD. THE FIELD WAS GRASS COVERED BUT WATER SOAKED DUE TO HEAVY RAINS IN RECENT DAYS. UPON LANDING THE NOSE TIRE SETTLED INTO THE SOFT SOIL AND STRUCK A SUBSURFACE ROCK CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WITH THE AFT SECTION OF THE FUSELAGE AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER TWISTED AND BUCKLED, THE WING SPARS BUCKLED, THE PROPELLER BENT, THE ENGINE FIREWALL WAS BUCKLED AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TWISTED. THE PILOT RECEIVED SLIGHT INJURIES WITH ONLY A MINOR CUT ON HIS LEFT WRIST.

## 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 NYC05CA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05CA078), Apr 30, 2005: Cessna 150F (N6256R), China, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper inflight decision to land in a field instead of a nearby airport, after encountering deteriorating weather conditions. A factor was the deteriorating weather conditions.

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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