# Accident 20110212004189A: Cessna 150L, Trenton, MI, February 12, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 2011, 11:51 local time
- Place: Trenton, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0989° N, 83.1614° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0989&lon=-83.1614&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6622G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6622G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: LYCOMING MOTOR 0360
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,250 total, 800 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110212004189A

## Narrative

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

ON 2/12/2011 PILOT HAD BEEN FLYING FROM TROY AIRPORT TO GROSSILE AIRPORT, TOWING A BANNER, FOR APPROXIMATELY 55 MINUTES IN LEVEL FLIGHT WHEN HE FELT A HEAVY VIBRATION FOLLOWED BY A LOUD BANG. AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER DUE TO NR 4 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD FAILURE AND ENGINE SEIZURE.  PILOT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY DROP HIS BANNER, AND INITIATED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A LARGE SNOW COVERED FIELD.  SNOW ON THE GROUND WAS WELL OVER 12 INCHES AND TERRAIN IS UNIMPROVED CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE UPON LANDING. THE RESULT OF THE COLLAPSE WAS STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL AND FRAME.

## 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 CEN11LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA182), Feb 12, 2011: Cessna 150L (N6622G), Trenton, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of preload torque on a connecting rod nut and bolt, which precipitated a separation of the connecting rod from the engine's crankshaft and resulted in the total loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N6622G (1)

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

- [Accident 20160627010019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160627010019A), Jun 27, 2016: Cessna 150L (N6622G), Detroit, MI, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. While returning to land at kdet after a banner tow over the Detroit river the aircraft lost power, the pilot applied carb heat, turned on the fuel boost pump…

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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