# Accident 20141205021649A: Cessna 150J, Brookline, NH, December 5, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 2014, 11:10 local time
- Place: Brookline, NH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7347° N, 71.6928° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7347&lon=-71.6928&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50709, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50709-2015-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141205021649A

## Narrative

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

A STUDENT PILOT WAS ON A SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM KLWM TO KEEN.  CARBURETOR HEAT WAS APPLIED WHEN THE ENGINE RPM STARTED TO FALL BELOW 2000 BUT THE ENGINE PERFORMANCE DID NOT RECOVER.  THE PILOT STATES THAT THE CARBURETOR HEAT KNOB FELT ABNORMAL, NEEDING MORE PRESSURE THAN USUAL TO BE APPLIED. THE STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT NH16 (BROOKLINE AIRPORT) BUT WITH LITTLE OR NO RESPONSE FROM THE ENGINE HE WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL.  HE CHOSE A SMALL FIELD A SHORT DISTANCE FROM THE AIRPORT AND ATTEMPTED ANOTHER LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT CLIPPED A POWER WIRE AND STRUCK THE FIELD HARD, SHEARING OFF THE NOSE GEAR, BENDING THE PROPELLER AND FORCING THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE INTO THE FIREWALL. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED, STRIKING FIRST THE RIGHT AND THEN THE LEFT WINGTIPS BEFORE COMING TO REST.

## 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 ERA15LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA072), Dec 5, 2014: Cessna 150J (N50709), Brookline, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a wire during an off-airport landing following a partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident…

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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