# Accident 20111005024099A: Cessna 150L, Punta Gorda, FL, October 5, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 2011, 10:43 local time
- Place: Punta Gorda, FL
- Airport: Charlotte County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.9189° N, 81.9908° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.9189&lon=-81.9908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11280, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11280-2011-11-15) (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: CONT MOTOR 0-200-A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 900 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111005024099A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 10,2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:43 AM EST A REGISTERED AIRCRAFT N11280  A CESSNA CE-150 SERIAL NUMBER 15075648 PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FAILED TO REACH THE RUNWAY AND ENDED UP LANDING IN THE PERIMETER FENCE AFTER A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER THRESHOLD DURING APPROCH TO LANDING AT CHARLOTTE COUNTY/PUNTA GORDA AIRPORT (KPGD) PUNTA GORDA FLORIDA. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS COMPLETELY UNINJURED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER STRIKING THE AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE. VISUAL METEORLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 ERA12LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA009), Oct 5, 2011: Cessna 150L (N11280), Punta Gorda, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power due to contamination of the fuel system that was not detected because of the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection.

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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