# Accident 20061111024979A: Cessna 150J, Defuniak Spring, FL, November 11, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 2006, 09:30 local time
- Place: Defuniak Spring, FL
- Airport: Defuniak Springs Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7331° N, 86.1492° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7331&lon=-86.1492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50977, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50977-2018-10-27) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 360 total, 312 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA07LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061111024979A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 11, 2006, AT APPROXIMATELY 0930 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 150J LOST ENGINE POWER WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 27 AT DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FLORIDA. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER ON BOARD RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE TOOK OFF ON RUNWAY 27 WITH THE INTENTION OF PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. ON THE LEFT DOWN WIND FOR RUNWAY 27, THE AIRPLANE BACK FIRED 2 OR 3 TIMES QUICKLY AND HE PULLED THE POWER CONTROL OUT TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT DOWN. AS THE AIRCRAFT CAME AROUND ON FINAL APPROACH HE PUSHED THE CARBURETOR HEAT IN AND DID A FULL POWER LOW PASS OVER THE RUNWAY SUCCESSFULLY. ON THE SECOND APPROACH THE ENGINE STARTED COUGHING, SPUTTERING AND CEASED OPERATING. THE PILOT TRIED TO GLIDE TO THE RUNWAY, BUT ENDED UP LANDING BETWEEN A TAXIWAY AND THE RUNWAY. DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT THE NOSEWHEEL DUG INTO THE SOFT DIRT AND SAND AS THE AIRPLANE CROSSED THE TAXIWAY AND FLIPPED OVER. THE AIRPLANE INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 MIA07LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07LA014), Nov 11, 2006: Cessna 150J (N50977), DeFuniak Springs, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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