20090121001759I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 150G · Blaine, NC · January 21, 2009

Date: January 21, 2009 · 17:41 local
Place: Blaine, NC
Phase of flight: Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2246J
Reported as: Cessna 150G
Reported engine: Continental O200A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 210 total208 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

N2246JRegistered now · Cessna 150GS/N 15065446 · Built 1966 Airframe modelCessna 150G Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) At approximately 1200 hours aircraft departed buy with a mixture of avgas and auto fuel in the wing tanks. They climbed to 4500MSL and proceeded direct to lancaster, SC. The pilot stated that cruise was normal until he heard a slight increase in engine RPM, followed by a decrease in RPM. He pushed the mixture control full rich and pulled on carb heat. They attempted to use the primer to keep the engine running. They called stanley county airport, but determined they would not make the airport. The engine and prop stopped completely. The pilot and passenger found a suitable place to land. During touchdown, the aircraft hit a berm, shearing the nose wheel assembly off.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 HOURS AIRCRAFT DEPARTED BUY WITH A MIXTURE OF AVGAS AND AUTO FUEL IN THE WING TANKS. THEY CLIMBED TO 4500MSL AND PROCEEDED DIRECT TO LANCASTER, SC. THE PILOT STATED THAT CRUISE WAS NORMAL UNTIL HE HEARD A SLIGHT INCREASE IN ENGINE RPM, FOLLOWED BY A DECREASE IN RPM. HE PUSHED THE MIXTURE CONTROL FULL RICH AND PULLED ON CARB HEAT. THEY ATTEMPTED TO USE THE PRIMER TO KEEP THE ENGINE RUNNING. THEY CALLED STANLEY COUNTY AIRPORT, BUT DETERMINED THEY WOULD NOT MAKE THE AIRPORT. THE ENGINE AND PROP STOPPED COMPLETELY. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER FOUND A SUITABLE PLACE TO LAND. DURING TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT HIT A BERM, SHEARING THE NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY OFF.