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FAA incident report · Cessna 150L · Harrisville, PA · March 26, 2006

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Date
March 26, 2006 · 12:45 local
Place
Harrisville, PA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N5391Q
Reported as
Cessna 150L
Reported engine
Continental O200*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,900 total300 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N5391QRegistered now · Cessna 150LS/N 15073291 · Built 1972Airframe modelCessna 150LEngine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On March 26, 2006 at approximately 12:20 pm, the pilot privacy data omitted, the PIC of Cessna 150-L, N5391Q, took off from zelienople, PA airport (8G7) with one passenger. While enroute to the franklin, PA airport (fkl), the aircraft lost power and made an off airport landing in a strip mine at Harrisville, PA at 12:45 pm. FAA inspectors arrived at the site on March 27, 2006 at 10:00 am. The aircraft sat in place outside overnight. No visible damage was noted on the airframe. The engine compartment and controls were checked for security and continuity. The owner of the aircraft with this inspector in the right seat started the engine and conducted a normal engine run up. Magnetos, carburetor heat, mixture control, throttle response, idle, idle cut off, and static power were all satisfactory. The pilot, privacy data omitted stated the following: the engine was running a little rough when it was first started that morning; it stumbled a little when the throttle was advanced until the engine warmed up. A normal preflight engine run up and take off was completed. During the flight to franklin, the pilot kept the aircraft under the cloud layer which was approximately 2100 AGL. Note: zelienople airport is 901 AGL and franklin airport is 1540 AGL. The flight was normal for about 25 minutes. The first trouble he noticed was the throttle lock was slipping, and he advanced the throttle to maintain power. The engine continued to lose power but was running smooth. He then checked the mixture, throttle and carburetor heat and nothing made a difference. Because of the continued loss of power, he landed the aircraft at the strip mine. The engine was still running after the aircraft came to a halt. About 20 minutes later, he restarted the engine and all seemed normal, but the pilot privacy data omitted only took the power up to 2000 RPM. On March 31, 2006, maintenance personnel found a small crack on the nose gear support where it is welded to the engine mount. No deformation was noted.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MARCH 26, 2006 AT APPROXIMATELY 12:20 PM, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^, THE PIC OF CESSNA 150-L, N5391Q, TOOK OFF FROM ZELIENOPLE, PA AIRPORT (8G7) WITH ONE PASSENGER. WHILE ENROUTE TO THE FRANKLIN, PA AIRPORT (FKL), THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND MADE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN A STRIP MINE AT HARRISVILLE, PA AT 12:45 PM. FAA INSPECTORS ARRIVED AT THE SITE ON MARCH 27, 2006 AT 10:00 AM. THE AIRCRAFT SAT IN PLACE OUTSIDE OVERNIGHT. NO VISIBLE DAMAGE WAS NOTED ON THE AIRFRAME. THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND CONTROLS WERE CHECKED FOR SECURITY AND CONTINUITY. THE OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH THIS INSPECTOR IN THE RIGHT SEAT STARTED THE ENGINE AND CONDUCTED A NORMAL ENGINE RUN UP. MAGNETOS, CARBURETOR HEAT, MIXTURE CONTROL, THROTTLE RESPONSE, IDLE, IDLE CUT OFF, AND STATIC POWER WERE ALL SATISFACTORY. THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DA^ STATED THE FOLLOWING: THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING A LITTLE ROUGH WHEN IT WAS FIRST STARTED THAT MORNING; IT STUMBLED A LITTLE WHEN THE THROTTLE WAS ADVANCED UNTIL THE ENGINE WARMED UP. A NORMAL PREFLIGHT ENGINE RUN UP AND TAKE OFF WAS COMPLETED. DURING THE FLIGHT TO FRANKLIN, THE PILOT KEPT THE AIRCRAFT UNDER THE CLOUD LAYER WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY 2100 AGL. NOTE: ZELIENOPLE AIRPORT IS 901 AGL AND FRANKLIN AIRPORT IS 1540 AGL. THE FLIGHT WAS NORMAL FOR ABOUT 25 MINUTES. THE FIRST TROUBLE HE NOTICED WAS THE THROTTLE LOCK WAS SLIPPING, AND HE ADVANCED THE THROTTLE TO MAINTAIN POWER. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER BUT WAS RUNNING SMOOTH. HE THEN CHECKED THE MIXTURE, THROTTLE AND CARBURETOR HEAT AND NOTHING MADE A DIFFERENCE. BECAUSE OF THE CONTINUED LOSS OF POWER, HE LANDED THE AIRCRAFT AT THE STRIP MINE. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING AFTER THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A HALT. ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER, HE RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND ALL SEEMED NORMAL, BUT THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ ONLY TOOK THE POWER UP TO 2000 RPM. ON MARCH 31, 2006, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND A SMALL CRACK ON THE NOSE GEAR SUPPORT WHERE IT IS WELDED TO THE ENGINE MOUNT. NO DEFORMATION WAS NOTED.