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FAA accident report · Cessna 150L · Woodland, WA · September 23, 2007

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Date
September 23, 2007 · 16:15 local
Place
Woodland, WA
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N19298
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX07CA287
Reported as
Cessna 150L
Reported engine
AMTR O200
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,600 total20 in this make and model85 in the last 90 days
N19298Registered now · Cessna 150LS/N 15074316 · Built 1973Airframe modelCessna 150LEngine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On 09/23/2007 at approximately 4:15 pm, while operating N19298, Cessna 150L at approximately 2000 feet MSL between ridgefield, WA and Woodland, WA. Conditions were light and moderate turbulence beneath broken clouds with ceilings of approximately 2800 to 3000 feet. Temperature at 2000 feet was approximately 60 degrees fahrenheit, relative humidity between 55 to 59 percent. The pilot noticed a sudden drop in altitude and that the carburetor heat control had worked itself out approximately one inch from the panel. The pilot immediately pushed the heat control back in but the aircraft continued to drop in altitude. The pilot, having dropped to 1500 feet MSL, realized she would not make it back to pearson, decided to make an emergency landing. She picked an open field with obscured telephone wires (noticed just prior to landing) that were lined up east to west. The pilot immediately dove underneath the wires, missing the lowest wire landing on the field with freshly plowed soil, and little or no planted vegetation, causing the nose gear and engine mount to collapse through the firewall.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 09/23/2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 4:15 PM, WHILE OPERATING N19298, CESSNA 150L AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 FEET MSL BETWEEN RIDGEFIELD, WA AND WOODLAND, WA. CONDITIONS WERE LIGHT AND MODERATE TURBULENCE BENEATH BROKEN CLOUDS WITH CEILINGS OF APPROXIMATELY 2800 TO 3000 FEET. TEMPERATURE AT 2000 FEET WAS APPROXIMATELY 60 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 55 TO 59 PERCENT. THE PILOT NOTICED A SUDDEN DROP IN ALTITUDE AND THAT THE CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL HAD WORKED ITSELF OUT APPROXIMATELY ONE INCH FROM THE PANEL. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY PUSHED THE HEAT CONTROL BACK IN BUT THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DROP IN ALTITUDE. THE PILOT, HAVING DROPPED TO 1500 FEET MSL, REALIZED SHE WOULD NOT MAKE IT BACK TO PEARSON, DECIDED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. SHE PICKED AN OPEN FIELD WITH OBSCURED TELEPHONE WIRES (NOTICED JUST PRIOR TO LANDING) THAT WERE LINED UP EAST TO WEST. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY DOVE UNDERNEATH THE WIRES, MISSING THE LOWEST WIRE LANDING ON THE FIELD WITH FRESHLY PLOWED SOIL, AND LITTLE OR NO PLANTED VEGETATION, CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR AND ENGINE MOUNT TO COLLAPSE THROUGH THE FIREWALL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX07CA287Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportWoodland, WAa partial loss of engine power due to carburetor icing conditions.Sep 23, 2007 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N19298 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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