# Accident 20070426006619A: Cessna 150L, Watsonville, CA, April 26, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 2007, 15:15 local time
- Place: Watsonville, CA
- Airport: Watsonville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9347° N, 121.7869° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9347&lon=-121.7869&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1557Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1557Q-2013-04-11) (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 O200*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 29,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07CA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070426006619A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING WATSONVILLE MUNI AIRPORT ON RWY 20 AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 PST WITH A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT ON BOARD UNDER VMC CONDITIONS WHEN AT APPROXIMATELY 200 TO 300 FEET AGL POWER WAS LOST FROM THE ENGINE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. THE ENGINE APPEARS TO HAVE LOST POWER BUT DID NOT STOP COMPLETELY. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR SAID HE WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER THE ENGINE AND WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT APPROXIMATELY 370 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AND PROCEEDED TO FLIP OVER ON THE WINGS AND FUSELAGE. A SMALL FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT POSSIBLY DUE TO A BROKEN FUEL LINE AT THE FUEL STRAINER WHICH WAS DISCOVERED DURING THE INVESTIGATION. THE AIRCRAFT HAD PLENTY OF FUEL ON BOARD WHICH WAS SUBSTANTIATED BY A FUEL RECEIPT SHOWING A FUEL PURCHASE OF 10 GALLONS THAT DAY. DURING THE INVESTIGATION AT THE SCENE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON AT IMPACT AND WAS SHUT OFF AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE CARBURETOR AND FUEL STRAINER WERE DISASSEMBLED BY A LOCAL REPAIR STATION AND THEY BOTH APPEARED TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION. BOTH MAGNETOS WERE SAID TO BE OPERATING PROPERLY BEFORE TAKE OFF.

## 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 LAX07CA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA135), Apr 26, 2007: Cessna 150L (N1557Q), Watsonville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: a partial loss of engine power for undertermined reasons during takeoff.

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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