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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 150H · Texas City, TX · November 5, 2010

Date: November 5, 2010 · 12:30 local
Place: Texas City, TX
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N22915
Reported as: Cessna 150H
Reported engine: Continental 0-200 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 120 total1 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

N22915Registered now · Cessna 150HS/N 15068613 Airframe modelCessna 150H 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.

Aircraft departed la porte municipal airport (T41), for local flight, flying southbound at 2500 feet. About 15 minutes into the flight the engine RPM dropped to idle. After adjusting the throttle with no response the pilot completed the engine failure checklist and set up for best glide. The pilot elected to completely shut down the engine and complete the forced landing check list. The pilot squawked 7700 on transponder and declared an emergency of the VHF radio. The pilot made a forced landing on a canal right of way with no damage to aircraft or injury to pilot or passenger.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED LA PORTE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (T41), FOR LOCAL FLIGHT, FLYING SOUTHBOUND AT 2500 FEET. ABOUT 15 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT THE ENGINE RPM DROPPED TO IDLE. AFTER ADJUSTING THE THROTTLE WITH NO RESPONSE THE PILOT COMPLETED THE ENGINE FAILURE CHECKLIST AND SET UP FOR BEST GLIDE. THE PILOT ELECTED TO COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND COMPLETE THE FORCED LANDING CHECK LIST. THE PILOT SQUAWKED 7700 ON TRANSPONDER AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY OF THE VHF RADIO. THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING ON A CANAL RIGHT OF WAY WITH NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT OR INJURY TO PILOT OR PASSENGER.