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FAA incident report · Cessna 150E · Panasoffkee, FL · August 23, 2013

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Date
August 23, 2013 · 10:28 local
Place
Panasoffkee, FL
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3572J
Reported as
Cessna 150E
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
270 total250 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days
N3572JRegistered now · Cessna 150ES/N 15061272 · Built 1965Airframe modelCessna 150EEngine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Aircraft uses 150-HP engine vice original 100-HP engine.

Aircraft was on first flight since fresh annual inspection. Owner had just sold the aircraft and was delivering it to buyer. PIC is of modest qual and experience.

Aircraft was on VFR flight from kism to 5FL7 (private airport) at 1500 ft MSL and was nearing its destination when engine began to lose power. Pilot states he checked fuel level, added full rich mixture, checked the magneto switch, and applied carb heat. Within 30 seconds, engine quit. Pilot made successful dead-stick landing into open field at victory ranch in sumter county. No injury, aircraft sustained fractured nose wheel fairing on rollout. Flight time was approx 0.6 hr

Pilot removed cowling before iic arrived; iic advised no further actions until iic arrival. Iic inspected aircraft, took fuel samples, checked oil. Some sedimentation seen in gascolator sample, not deemed fatal to engine.

Iic asked pilot to start engine; engine started with no trouble and ran satisfactorily.

Pilot's mechanic arrived to conduct tear-down inspection. No "smoking gun" revealed. Fuel venting, mags checked. Gascolator and carburetor disassembled; no obvious anomalies.

Maint logbooks were retained for inspection, and returned with no significant findings.

Temp/dp spreads at time of incident at following three airfields:

Kinf: 27/25;

Klee: 28/26;

Kocf: 27/23; all temp's celsius.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT USES 150-HP ENGINE VICE ORIGINAL 100-HP ENGINE.

AIRCRAFT WAS ON FIRST FLIGHT SINCE FRESH ANNUAL INSPECTION. OWNER HAD JUST SOLD THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS DELIVERING IT TO BUYER. PIC IS OF MODEST QUAL AND EXPERIENCE.

AIRCRAFT WAS ON VFR FLIGHT FROM KISM TO 5FL7 (PRIVATE AIRPORT) AT 1500 FT MSL AND WAS NEARING ITS DESTINATION WHEN ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. PILOT STATES HE CHECKED FUEL LEVEL, ADDED FULL RICH MIXTURE, CHECKED THE MAGNETO SWITCH, AND APPLIED CARB HEAT. WITHIN 30 SECONDS, ENGINE QUIT. PILOT MADE SUCCESSFUL DEAD-STICK LANDING INTO OPEN FIELD AT VICTORY RANCH IN SUMTER COUNTY. NO INJURY, AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED FRACTURED NOSE WHEEL FAIRING ON ROLLOUT. FLIGHT TIME WAS APPROX 0.6 HR

PILOT REMOVED COWLING BEFORE IIC ARRIVED; IIC ADVISED NO FURTHER ACTIONS UNTIL IIC ARRIVAL. IIC INSPECTED AIRCRAFT, TOOK FUEL SAMPLES, CHECKED OIL. SOME SEDIMENTATION SEEN IN GASCOLATOR SAMPLE, NOT DEEMED FATAL TO ENGINE.

IIC ASKED PILOT TO START ENGINE; ENGINE STARTED WITH NO TROUBLE AND RAN SATISFACTORILY.

PILOT'S MECHANIC ARRIVED TO CONDUCT TEAR-DOWN INSPECTION. NO "SMOKING GUN" REVEALED. FUEL VENTING, MAGS CHECKED. GASCOLATOR AND CARBURETOR DISASSEMBLED; NO OBVIOUS ANOMALIES.

MAINT LOGBOOKS WERE RETAINED FOR INSPECTION, AND RETURNED WITH NO SIGNIFICANT FINDINGS.

TEMP/DP SPREADS AT TIME OF INCIDENT AT FOLLOWING THREE AIRFIELDS:

KINF: 27/25;

KLEE: 28/26;

KOCF: 27/23; ALL TEMP'S CELSIUS.