# Accident 20160302005739A: Cessna 150G, Simmesport, LA, March 2, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 2016, 15:00 local time
- Place: Simmesport, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.9836° N, 91.8125° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9836&lon=-91.8125&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3339J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3339J-2018-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200-A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 15 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160302005739A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT LEVEL AT 4500 FEET AGL WHEN HE NOTICED THE ENGINE OPERATING ROUGHLY.  SECONDS LATER OIL STARTED DISCHARGING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ONTO THE WIDSHIELD.  WITH FEAR OF ENGINE FIRE THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND BEGIN AN EMERGENCY DESCENT INTO A NEARBY FIELD.  THE PILOT STATED ALL GUAGES AND INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL BEFORE SHUTDOWN.  THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY GLIDE TO A LANDING INTO THE FIELD WHERE THE FRONT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER WHERE IT CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN.  WITNESS ON THE GROUND STATED HE WITNESSED THE AIRCRAFT HEADING TOWARD THE FIELD FROM THE NORTH AT A LOW ALTITUDE WITH THE PROP NOT TURNING BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT LANDED.

## 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 CEN16LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA118), Mar 2, 2016: Cessna 150G (N3339J), Simmesport, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The installation of an improper bearing and thrust washer during engine overhaul, which resulted in failure of the connecting rods and a subsequent total loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N3339J (1)

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

- [Incident 19871014063729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871014063729I), Oct 14, 1987: Cessna 150G (N3339J), Claremore, OK. Solo students engine RPM dropped en route, unable to maintain altitude. Off airport landing. Cylinder replaced.

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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