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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 150J · Bridgeport, TX · June 2, 2015

Date
June 2, 2015 · 20:00 local
Place
Bridgeport, TX
Airport
Bridgeport Municipal
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N60598
Reported as
Cessna 150J
Reported engine
Continental 0-200 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
3,126 total131 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

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.

On June 2, 2015 at approximately 2000 CDT, a Cessna 150J, N60598, operated by the pilot was involved in an incident during cruise flight, on a 14 CFR part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions (VMC) prevailed at the time, and a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained minor damage after experiencing an initial significant loss of engine RPM followed by a complete loss of engine RPM. The pilot declared an emergency and completed an off airport landing in a soft grassy field, coming to rest inverted. The pilot and passenger sustained no injuries. The pilot holds a commercial pilot's certificate. The 14 CFR part 91 personal flight originated from stephenville clark regional airport (ksep) at 1940 CDT.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 2, 2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 CDT, A CESSNA 150J, N60598, OPERATED BY THE PILOT WAS INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, ON A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AFTER EXPERIENCING AN INITIAL SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF ENGINE RPM FOLLOWED BY A COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE RPM. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND COMPLETED AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN A SOFT GRASSY FIELD, COMING TO REST INVERTED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE PILOT HOLDS A COMMERCIAL PILOT'S CERTIFICATE. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM STEPHENVILLE CLARK REGIONAL AIRPORT (KSEP) AT 1940 CDT.