# Accident 20120407004729A: Cessna 150H, Kent, WA, April 7, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 2012, 14:30 local time
- Place: Kent, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3372° N, 122.1036° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3372&lon=-122.1036&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6616S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6616S-2018-01-08) (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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 114 total, 95 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120407004729A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR12LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA160), Apr 7, 2012: Cessna 150H (N6616S), Kent, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control while maneuvering in the traffic pattern, which resulted in a collision with trees.

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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