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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A150K · Mamou, LA · June 23, 2012

Date: June 23, 2012 · 18:30 local
Place: Mamou, LA
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8380M
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN12LA388
Reported as: Cessna A150K
Reported engine: Continental 0-200 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 14,727 total108 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N8380MRegistration cancelled Aug 29, 2013 · Cessna A150KS/N A15000080 · Built 1969 Airframe modelCessna A150K Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft experienced engine problems. Engine became idle and when landing aircraft rolled over in rice field sustaining damage to its vertical fin. There was no passengers on board and the pilot was reported as unhurt. Investigation of the aircraft revealed a large amount of water in both wing tanks, water in the fuel strainer bowl and in the carburetor bowl. The owner fuel supply was checked and was found to be contaminated with water and rust. Fuel tank caps had bad gaskets and vented cap located on wrong tank.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED ENGINE PROBLEMS. ENGINE BECAME IDLE AND WHEN LANDING AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER IN RICE FIELD SUSTAINING DAMAGE TO ITS VERTICAL FIN. THERE WAS NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD AND THE PILOT WAS REPORTED AS UNHURT. INVESTIGATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED A LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER IN BOTH WING TANKS, WATER IN THE FUEL STRAINER BOWL AND IN THE CARBURETOR BOWL. THE OWNER FUEL SUPPLY WAS CHECKED AND WAS FOUND TO BE CONTAMINATED WITH WATER AND RUST. FUEL TANK CAPS HAD BAD GASKETS AND VENTED CAP LOCATED ON WRONG TANK.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN12LA388Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMamou, LAThe pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power due to fuel contamination.Jun 23, 2012 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8380M · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19910601032309IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Lemont, ILFuel exhaustion on a pleasure flight. Forced landing in a farm field.Jun 1, 1991