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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150J · Bixby, OK · April 21, 2016

Date
April 21, 2016 · 15:15 local
Place
Bixby, OK
Airport
Richard Lloyd Jones Jr
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N51242
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN16LA162
Reported as
Cessna 150J
Reported engine
Continental 0-200-A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total800 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

During decent, engine quit after pilot pushed mixture full rich, pulled carb heat on, and started to reduce power. Pilot restarted engine twice more before it finally quit for good. He called rvs tower and declared an emergency. Pilot proceeded to land the acft on memorial drive in Bixby, OK. Upon landing, acft clipped a street sign causing damage to the left wing. No injuries reported. NTSB will send a mechanic to rvs to inspect the engine.

As the FAA filed it

DURING DECENT, ENGINE QUIT AFTER PILOT PUSHED MIXTURE FULL RICH, PULLED CARB HEAT ON, AND STARTED TO REDUCE POWER. PILOT RESTARTED ENGINE TWICE MORE BEFORE IT FINALLY QUIT FOR GOOD. HE CALLED RVS TOWER AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. PILOT PROCEEDED TO LAND THE ACFT ON MEMORIAL DRIVE IN BIXBY, OK. UPON LANDING, ACFT CLIPPED A STREET SIGN CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING. NO INJURIES REPORTED. NTSB WILL SEND A MECHANIC TO RVS TO INSPECT THE ENGINE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.