# Incident 20120104000199I: Cessna 150M, Strafford, MO, January 4, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 2012, 14:00 local time
- Place: Strafford, MO
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2687° N, 93.1180° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Strafford, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2687&lon=-93.1180&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8855U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8855U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,314 total, 1,054 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120104000199I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SPRINGFIELD DOWNTOWN AIRPORT (3DW) TO THE EAST, PERFORMING CLIMBING TURNS. AT 3500 FEET, ENGINE POWER WAS LOST. THE INSTRUCTOR  EXECUTED A SUCCESSFUL FORCED LANDING IN A PASTURE. AFTER LANDING, HE SUMPED THE FUEL TANKS AND FOUND WATER IN BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT WING TANKS AND THE LOW POINT DRAIN.

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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