20110417007349I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 150M · Knoxville, TN · April 17, 2011

Date
April 17, 2011 · 16:15 local
Place
Knoxville, TN
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9188U
Reported as
Cessna 150M
Reported engine
Continental 0-200 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
100 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

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.

Mr. Matvy preflighted his airplane on 4/17/2011 and drained some water from the tank sumps. He continued draining until is was clear. He did 2 touch and go's at downtown island airport, Knoxville, TN. On the second, he lost power on climbout and made an emergency landing in the Tennessee river.

As the FAA filed it

MR. MATVY PREFLIGHTED HIS AIRPLANE ON 4/17/2011 AND DRAINED SOME WATER FROM THE TANK SUMPS. HE CONTINUED DRAINING UNTIL IS WAS CLEAR. HE DID 2 TOUCH AND GO'S AT DOWNTOWN ISLAND AIRPORT, KNOXVILLE, TN. ON THE SECOND, HE LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN THE TENNESSEE RIVER.