# Accident 20090322009849A: Cessna 150D, Madison, IN, March 22, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 2009, 16:10 local time
- Place: Madison, IN
- Airport: Madison Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7600° N, 85.4647° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7600&lon=-85.4647&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5920T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5920T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150D (registry code 2071810, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150D
- Reported engine: CONT O200*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 55 total, 55 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA232) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090322009849A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 22, 2009 AT APPROXIMATELY 1610 EST, A CESSNA 150, N5920T, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, PILOTED BY DAVID PENNYBAKER WAS IN BOUND TO THE MADISON INDIANA AIRPORT (KIMS).  DURING DESCENT THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE HAD SPIKED TO THE RED LINE AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE FIREWALL AND THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER.  PILOT INITIATED A LANDING ONTO A GOLF DRIVING RANGE APPROXIMATELY TWO MILES SOUTH EAST OF IMS; THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AFT AND UNDER THE AIRCRAFT SHORTLY AFTER TOUCH DOWN.  GROUND SCARING IDENTIFIES 7 PROPELLER STRIKES ALONG THE PATH OF TRAVEL, AND IS CONSISTENT WITH THE CONDITION OF THE PROPELLER INDICATING ENGINE POWER BEING PRODUCED AT THE TIME OF LANDING.

## 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 CEN09CA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA232), Mar 22, 2009: Cessna 150D (N5920T), Madison, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to the failure of the engine's muffler which melted and grounded the ignition P-lead wire.

## Other reports on N5920T (1)

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

- [Accident 19781208040299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781208040299A), Dec 8, 1978: Cessna A150K (N5920T), Bardstown, KY, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted emerg. Ldg at night on road. Airport 1 mile north.

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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