What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 7, 2012 at 1430 pacific daylight time, a Cessna 150H, N6616S was being operated as a title 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91 flight, lost directional control during an approach to landing to runway 33 at the crest airpark, Kent, WA (S36) and crashed into a neighborhood area west of the airport. The pilot in command, privacy data omitted, holder of private pilot certificate number privacy data omitted was extracted from the aircraft by local residents and transported to the hospital in critical condition. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The Cessna 150 had originated from sanderson field, shelton, Washington (shn) at about 1400 pacific daylight time, on April 7, 2012. The purpose of the flight was described as a pleasure flight. Examination of the accident site revealed that the wreckage of the aircraft was confined to a small area located in the front yard of a private residence, between a roadway and a shallow ditch. Witnesses reported hearing the sound of a low flying aircraft, which was observed to be approximately 20 feet off the ground, traveling in a westerly direction. The aircraft was observed to be nose low, and the left wing raised 90 degrees to the horizon. Witnesses reported the right wing impacted a tree which was located approximately 75 feet east of the crash site. The aircraft pivoted counterclockwise 90 degrees, impacted a second tree located at the crash site, and came to a rest inverted with the tail pointing north. The accident site was examined and the aircraft was removed by a salvage company. The earth under the right wing contained a very faint odor of aviation fuel. The aircraft was righted on to its wheels and the following observations were noted: both fuel caps were found secured. The right wing fuel tank ruptured while the aircraft was being hoisted, 2 gallons of what appeared to be clean 100LL aviation gasoline fuel was captured from the right fuel tank. The left fuel tank was found to be empty. The fuel strainer was also examined to contain what appeared to be clean 100LL aviation gasoline. The cockpit area was examined and the following observations were noted: the throttle was positioned in the idle (aft) position, and the control was bent making it impossible to move the throttle fore or aft. The mixture control was observed to be in a fully forward (rich) position, and the carburetor heat control lever was observed to be in an aft, (hot) position. Wing flaps were observed to be symmetrically deployed and indicated approximately 30 degrees. The wreckage has been recovered to a secure facility awaiting further examination.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 7, 2012 AT 1430 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 150H, N6616S WAS BEING OPERATED AS A TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 FLIGHT, LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING AN APPROACH TO LANDING TO RUNWAY 33 AT THE CREST AIRPARK, KENT, WA (S36) AND CRASHED INTO A NEIGHBORHOOD AREA WEST OF THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT IN COMMAND, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, HOLDER OF PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE AIRCRAFT BY LOCAL RESIDENTS AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL IN CRITICAL CONDITION. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE CESSNA 150 HAD ORIGINATED FROM SANDERSON FIELD, SHELTON, WASHINGTON (SHN) AT ABOUT 1400 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, ON APRIL 7, 2012. THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS DESCRIBED AS A PLEASURE FLIGHT. EXAMINATION OF THE ACCIDENT SITE REVEALED THAT THE WRECKAGE OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONFINED TO A SMALL AREA LOCATED IN THE FRONT YARD OF A PRIVATE RESIDENCE, BETWEEN A ROADWAY AND A SHALLOW DITCH. WITNESSES REPORTED HEARING THE SOUND OF A LOW FLYING AIRCRAFT, WHICH WAS OBSERVED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET OFF THE GROUND, TRAVELING IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO BE NOSE LOW, AND THE LEFT WING RAISED 90 DEGREES TO THE HORIZON. WITNESSES REPORTED THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED A TREE WHICH WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 75 FEET EAST OF THE CRASH SITE. THE AIRCRAFT PIVOTED COUNTERCLOCKWISE 90 DEGREES, IMPACTED A SECOND TREE LOCATED AT THE CRASH SITE, AND CAME TO A REST INVERTED WITH THE TAIL POINTING NORTH. THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS EXAMINED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED BY A SALVAGE COMPANY. THE EARTH UNDER THE RIGHT WING CONTAINED A VERY FAINT ODOR OF AVIATION FUEL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RIGHTED ON TO ITS WHEELS AND THE FOLLOWING OBSERVATIONS WERE NOTED: BOTH FUEL CAPS WERE FOUND SECURED. THE RIGHT WING FUEL TANK RUPTURED WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING HOISTED, 2 GALLONS OF WHAT APPEARED TO BE CLEAN 100LL AVIATION GASOLINE FUEL WAS CAPTURED FROM THE RIGHT FUEL TANK. THE LEFT FUEL TANK WAS FOUND TO BE EMPTY. THE FUEL STRAINER WAS ALSO EXAMINED TO CONTAIN WHAT APPEARED TO BE CLEAN 100LL AVIATION GASOLINE. THE COCKPIT AREA WAS EXAMINED AND THE FOLLOWING OBSERVATIONS WERE NOTED: THE THROTTLE WAS POSITIONED IN THE IDLE (AFT) POSITION, AND THE CONTROL WAS BENT MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO MOVE THE THROTTLE FORE OR AFT. THE MIXTURE CONTROL WAS OBSERVED TO BE IN A FULLY FORWARD (RICH) POSITION, AND THE CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL LEVER WAS OBSERVED TO BE IN AN AFT, (HOT) POSITION. WING FLAPS WERE OBSERVED TO BE SYMMETRICALLY DEPLOYED AND INDICATED APPROXIMATELY 30 DEGREES. THE WRECKAGE HAS BEEN RECOVERED TO A SECURE FACILITY AWAITING FURTHER EXAMINATION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.