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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 150M · Los Fresnos, TX · April 29, 2010

Date: April 29, 2010 · 12:00 local
Place: Los Fresnos, TX
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N63184
Reported as: Cessna 150M
Reported engine: Continental 0-200 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,500 total2,000 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

N63184Registration cancelled Jan 19, 2018 · Cessna 150MS/N 15077162 · Built 1975 Airframe modelCessna 150M Engine 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.

Pilot departed alamo, Texas airport for brownsville, Texas under a special flight permit for extensive refurbishment which included engine replacement. 10 minutes after takeoff engine started running rough. Landed in harlingen, Texas where a mechanic inspected engine, could not duplicate problem. Pilot tookoff for brownsville and the engine started running rough again and this time engine stoped running. Pilot landed in empty field without damage to aircraft or property on the ground.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DEPARTED ALAMO, TEXAS AIRPORT FOR BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS UNDER A SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT FOR EXTENSIVE REFURBISHMENT WHICH INCLUDED ENGINE REPLACEMENT. 10 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. LANDED IN HARLINGEN, TEXAS WHERE A MECHANIC INSPECTED ENGINE, COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. PILOT TOOKOFF FOR BROWNSVILLE AND THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AGAIN AND THIS TIME ENGINE STOPED RUNNING. PILOT LANDED IN EMPTY FIELD WITHOUT DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT OR PROPERTY ON THE GROUND.