# Accident 20060218002319A: Cessna 150L, Fruitland Park, FL, February 18, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 2006, 17:00 local time
- Place: Fruitland Park, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8700° N, 81.8839° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8700&lon=-81.8839&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5262Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5262Q-2006-07-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA06LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060218002319A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN VERY ROUGH, THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. OVER SHOT THE INTENDED LANDING SITE, THE RIGHT WING WAS TAKEN OFF BY A UTILITY POLE, THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED THE GROUND AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. A PASSERBY STOPPED, CALLED 911 AND HELPED THE OCCUPANTS OUT OF THE AIRPLANE. THERE WAS NO FIRE. THE OCCUPANTS WERE AIR-LIFTED TO THE HOSPITAL.

## 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 MIA06LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06LA056), Feb 18, 2006: Cessna 150L (N5262Q), Fruitland Park, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fatigue failure of the No. 4 cylinder resulting in a loss of engine power and subsequent forced landing.

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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