# Accident 20110424008109A: Cessna 150H, Walla Walla, WA, April 24, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 2011, 09:15 local time
- Place: Walla Walla, WA
- Airport: Martin Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.0467° N, 118.4169° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0467&lon=-118.4169&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23295, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23295) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 610 total, 150 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110424008109A

## Narrative

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

MR. GOODHEW TOOK OFF FROM MARTIN FIELD (ABOUT 9:30 AM) TO MAKE A FEW LANDINGS. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR WITH NO WIND AND MR. GOODHEW TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 23, HE CLIMBED AND ENTERED A LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 23.  HE ACCOMPLISHED HIS "NORMAL" PRE-LANDING PROCEDURE WHICH INCLUDED; REDUCING THROTTLE TO 2000RPM THEN APPLYING THE CARBURETOR HEAT, AND THEN FINE THROTTLE ADJUSTMENT TO MAINTAIN 1500 RPM FOR THE DECENT TO LANDING. DURING HIS TURN FROM BASE FOR FINAL HE NOTICED ENGINE RPM'S FALLING OFF.  HE THEN DECIDED TO INCREASE THE THROTTLE AND TURN THE CARBURETOR HEAT OFF.  AT THIS POINT THE ENGINE QUIT COMPLETELY. MR. GOODHEW UNSUCCESSFULLY ATTEMPTED ONE IN-FLIGHT RESTART.  MR. GOODHEW REALIZED HE WOULD NOT REACH THE END OF RUNWAY 23 AND CHOSE TO LAND ON THE ROAD THAT CROSSED THE LANDING END OF RUNWAY 23. JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN HIS RIGHT TIRE HIT A MAILBOX ALONGSIDE THE ROAD CAUSING NO AIRCRAFT DAMAGE AND ABOUT 80 FT AFTER TOUCH DOWN THE RIGHT WING TIP IMPACTED A "CAUTION LOW FLYING AIRCRAFT" SIGN POST WHICH CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING SPAR. AFTER STOPPING, AN ENGINE RESTART ATTEMPT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL, A SECOND ATTEMPT WITH THE ENGINE PRIMED STARTED IMMEDIATELY AND MR. GOODHEW TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO HIS TIE DOWN SPOT.

## 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 WPR11LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA210), Apr 24, 2011: Cessna 150H (N23295), College Place, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s delayed use of carburetor heat while operating the airplane in atmospheric conditions conducive to carburetor icing, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing…

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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