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FAA incident report · Cessna 150H · Clear, AK · May 8, 2013

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Date
May 8, 2013 · 13:30 local
Place
Clear, AK
Airport
Clear
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6988S
Reported as
Cessna 150H
Reported engine
Continental 0-200A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
57 total55 in this make and model42 in the last 90 days
N6988SRegistration cancelled Feb 16, 2018 · Cessna 150HS/N 15067688 · Built 1967Airframe modelCessna 150HEngine 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.

Pilot departed Clear Airport, about a mile to the north of the airport during climb out the engine began to experience power fluctuations and lose RPM. Pilot stated he pulled the carburetor heat and adjusted the mixture, but the engine continued to lose power, eventually quitting. At an altitude of approximately 1200 feet the pilot attempted to restart the engine without success. The pilot crash landed the Cessna 150 in the tundra. As the nose landing gear contacted the earth the aircraft started to flip over and ended up on its back. No injuries were reported. Pilot just received his private license, he does not have a certificate number issued.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DEPARTED CLEAR AIRPORT, ABOUT A MILE TO THE NORTH OF THE AIRPORT DURING CLIMB OUT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE POWER FLUCTUATIONS AND LOSE RPM. PILOT STATED HE PULLED THE CARBURETOR HEAT AND ADJUSTED THE MIXTURE, BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER, EVENTUALLY QUITTING. AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 1200 FEET THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE WITHOUT SUCCESS. THE PILOT CRASH LANDED THE CESSNA 150 IN THE TUNDRA. AS THE NOSE LANDING GEAR CONTACTED THE EARTH THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO FLIP OVER AND ENDED UP ON ITS BACK. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. PILOT JUST RECEIVED HIS PRIVATE LICENSE, HE DOES NOT HAVE A CERTIFICATE NUMBER ISSUED.