# Accident 20070923021609A: Cessna 150L, Woodland, WA, September 23, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 2007, 16:15 local time
- Place: Woodland, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6231° N, 122.6606° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6231&lon=-122.6606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19298, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N19298) (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: AMTR O200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 20 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07CA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA287) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070923021609A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 LAX07CA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA287), Sep 23, 2007: Cessna 150L (N19298), Woodland, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: a partial loss of engine power due to carburetor icing conditions.

## Other reports on N19298 (1)

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

- [Incident 20180421003939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180421003939I), Apr 21, 2018: Cessna 150L (N19298), Vancouver, WA, Minor damage. Planned flight from pearson airport (kvuo) to the dallas (kdls) and return. Pilot used graduated stick to confirm 15 gallons of fuel. Flew to kdls and did a…

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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