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FAA accident report · Cessna 150L · Matlock, WA · January 24, 2013

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Date
January 24, 2013 · 16:00 local
Place
Matlock, WA
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N18690
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR13LA101
Reported as
Cessna 150L
Reported engine
Continental 0-200 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
210 total13 in this make and model19 in the last 90 days
N18690Registration cancelled Apr 28, 2014 · Cessna 150LS/N 15074044 · Built 1972Airframe modelCessna 150LEngine 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.

The student pilot was on his first solo cross county flight and had departed bremerton, WA. And had landed at the hoquim, WA. Airport. The pilot stated he had checked his fuel quanity & oil level. The student pilot stated he did not see anyone at the hoquim airport and estimated that he had 13 gallons of fuel onboard. The student pilot stated that he had left the bremerton airport with 20 gallons of fuel onboard and determined that with 13 gallons remaining, he would have enough fuel to land back at the bremerton airport. While enroute back to bremerton @ FL 3500 he stated he had to lower his altitude to 3000 due to the weather closing in on him and the visibility was getting worse, so he had changed course to land at sanderson airfield, located in shelton WA. The pilot stated that he noticed that his VSI started to indicate a 750 desent rate at which time he pitched the nose of the aircraft up and the airspeed decreased. The student pilot then elected to land on a road and as he was descending he made sure the throttle & mixture was full in and then applied carb heat. During the landing flare, the left wing caught a road sign and swung the aircraft to the left, at which time the aircraft left the road and entered a clearcut and flipped over.

As the FAA filed it

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON HIS FIRST SOLO CROSS COUNTY FLIGHT AND HAD DEPARTED BREMERTON, WA. AND HAD LANDED AT THE HOQUIM, WA. AIRPORT. THE PILOT STATED HE HAD CHECKED HIS FUEL QUANITY & OIL LEVEL. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED HE DID NOT SEE ANYONE AT THE HOQUIM AIRPORT AND ESTIMATED THAT HE HAD 13 GALLONS OF FUEL ONBOARD. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD LEFT THE BREMERTON AIRPORT WITH 20 GALLONS OF FUEL ONBOARD AND DETERMINED THAT WITH 13 GALLONS REMAINING, HE WOULD HAVE ENOUGH FUEL TO LAND BACK AT THE BREMERTON AIRPORT. WHILE ENROUTE BACK TO BREMERTON @ FL 3500 HE STATED HE HAD TO LOWER HIS ALTITUDE TO 3000 DUE TO THE WEATHER CLOSING IN ON HIM AND THE VISIBILITY WAS GETTING WORSE, SO HE HAD CHANGED COURSE TO LAND AT SANDERSON AIRFIELD, LOCATED IN SHELTON WA. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE NOTICED THAT HIS VSI STARTED TO INDICATE A 750 DESENT RATE AT WHICH TIME HE PITCHED THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT UP AND THE AIRSPEED DECREASED. THE STUDENT PILOT THEN ELECTED TO LAND ON A ROAD AND AS HE WAS DESCENDING HE MADE SURE THE THROTTLE & MIXTURE WAS FULL IN AND THEN APPLIED CARB HEAT. DURING THE LANDING FLARE, THE LEFT WING CAUGHT A ROAD SIGN AND SWUNG THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT, AT WHICH TIME THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE ROAD AND ENTERED A CLEARCUT AND FLIPPED OVER.

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 WPR13LA101Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMatlock, WAA partial loss of engine power after a descent to a lower altitude due to the student pilot's delayed action in applying carburetor heat while operating in conditions conducive to carburetor icing.Jan 24, 2013 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N18690 · 2

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

Incident 20040529011949IFinal Approach · Shreveport, LA(-23) Aircraft's engine started running rough several miles away from Shreveport Regional Airport (kshv). Engine quit 3 miles from airport, while pilot was on final for runway 14. Pilot was able to land in the grass adjacent to the runway.May 29, 2004Accident 19730321006629ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Sheboygan, WIMistook and lndd janesville arpt for rockford. Did not secure assist,dptd became lost. Hit road signMar 21, 1973 · Substantial damage