What happened
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(-23)During the initial climb on this short flight from mke to ues, aircraft N3130V, a Cessna 150, had the engine quit at 2000'. Weather at the time of the accident, and reported by milwaukee mitchell ATCT was: temperature 21C and dewpoint 18C. The pilot's personall notes listed the temperature at 16C and dewpoint 14C in mke and 15C at ues, and was retrieved from the interent. When the engine quit, the pilot checked fuel selector was 'on', pushed mixture and throttle full forward, checked masters 'on' ignition on 'both'. Carberator heat was then pulled. Engine sputtered but did not restart. Aircraft laned with engine off at the new berline hills golf course on the 18 fairway, skipping onto and over the green and striking two trees. Aircraft's last annual inspection was listed as 6/10/2005. No flight permit had been requested for this flight. Neither the aircraft owner nor the aircraft mechanic had informed the pilot that the aircraft would require a special flight permit to make the flight to ues for a pitot static test/inspection. The log books were with the IA in preparation for completing the annual inspection and not available to the pilot.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB ON THIS SHORT FLIGHT FROM MKE TO UES, AIRCRAFT N3130V, A CESSNA 150, HAD THE ENGINE QUIT AT 2000'. WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, AND REPORTED BY MILWAUKEE MITCHELL ATCT WAS: TEMPERATURE 21C AND DEWPOINT 18C. THE PILOT'S PERSONALL NOTES LISTED THE TEMPERATURE AT 16C AND DEWPOINT 14C IN MKE AND 15C AT UES, AND WAS RETRIEVED FROM THE INTERENT. WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT, THE PILOT CHECKED FUEL SELECTOR WAS 'ON', PUSHED MIXTURE AND THROTTLE FULL FORWARD, CHECKED MASTERS 'ON' IGNITION ON 'BOTH'. CARBERATOR HEAT WAS THEN PULLED. ENGINE SPUTTERED BUT DID NOT RESTART. AIRCRAFT LANED WITH ENGINE OFF AT THE NEW BERLINE HILLS GOLF COURSE ON THE 18 FAIRWAY, SKIPPING ONTO AND OVER THE GREEN AND STRIKING TWO TREES. AIRCRAFT'S LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS LISTED AS 6/10/2005. NO FLIGHT PERMIT HAD BEEN REQUESTED FOR THIS FLIGHT. NEITHER THE AIRCRAFT OWNER NOR THE AIRCRAFT MECHANIC HAD INFORMED THE PILOT THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD REQUIRE A SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT TO MAKE THE FLIGHT TO UES FOR A PITOT STATIC TEST/INSPECTION. THE LOG BOOKS WERE WITH THE IA IN PREPARATION FOR COMPLETING THE ANNUAL INSPECTION AND NOT AVAILABLE TO THE PILOT.
NTSB investigation
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