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FAA incident report · Cessna 150K · Chandler, AZ · December 17, 2008

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Date
December 17, 2008 · 08:15 local
Place
Chandler, AZ
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6389G
Reported as
Cessna 150K
Reported engine
Continental O200A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
880 total30 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days
N6389GRegistered now · Cessna 150KS/N 15071889 · Built 1970Airframe modelCessna 150KEngine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Prior to takeoff the passenger (prospective buyer) stated his concern of the amount of fuel on the aircraft. privacy data omitted Responded that each tank is at 1/3 and because of the weight of each person onboard (205 lbs and 220 lbs each 425 lbs. Total) he did not want to have the aircraft overweight. privacy data omitted Then performed three touch and goes before proceeded south of Chandler airport (chd) to perform flight maneuvers. With the passenger at the controls and performing a climb maneuver, the engine sputtered and then shut off. privacy data omitted Took over the controls and managed to restart the engine. He then turned the aircraft around and headed back to chd airport. The engine sputtered again, so with the engine rpm's dropping off rapidly privacy data omitted applied carburetor heat. The engine rpms came back up for a short period of time before the engine again shut off. After putting the aircraft down in a field successfully privacy data omitted and the passenger walked away from the aircraft uninjured. The aircraft salvage company then arrived to move the aircraft. Prior to removing the wings they sumped the remaining fuel from the aircraft. The total amount of fuel removed from the aircraft was 1/2 gallon.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PRIOR TO TAKEOFF THE PASSENGER (PROSPECTIVE BUYER) STATED HIS CONCERN OF THE AMOUNT OF FUEL ON THE AIRCRAFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RESPONDED THAT EACH TANK IS AT 1/3 AND BECAUSE OF THE WEIGHT OF EACH PERSON ONBOARD (205 LBS AND 220 LBS EACH 425 LBS. TOTAL) HE DID NOT WANT TO HAVE THE AIRCRAFT OVERWEIGHT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THEN PERFORMED THREE TOUCH AND GOES BEFORE PROCEEDED SOUTH OF CHANDLER AIRPORT (CHD) TO PERFORM FLIGHT MANEUVERS. WITH THE PASSENGER AT THE CONTROLS AND PERFORMING A CLIMB MANEUVER, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND THEN SHUT OFF. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOOK OVER THE CONTROLS AND MANAGED TO RESTART THE ENGINE. HE THEN TURNED THE AIRCRAFT AROUND AND HEADED BACK TO CHD AIRPORT. THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AGAIN, SO WITH THE ENGINE RPM'S DROPPING OFF RAPIDLY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT. THE ENGINE RPMS CAME BACK UP FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE THE ENGINE AGAIN SHUT OFF. AFTER PUTTING THE AIRCRAFT DOWN IN A FIELD SUCCESSFULLY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND THE PASSENGER WALKED AWAY FROM THE AIRCRAFT UNINJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SALVAGE COMPANY THEN ARRIVED TO MOVE THE AIRCRAFT. PRIOR TO REMOVING THE WINGS THEY SUMPED THE REMAINING FUEL FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FUEL REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT WAS 1/2 GALLON.