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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150M · Pearson, GA · May 9, 2017

Date: May 9, 2017 · 15:57 local
Place: Pearson, GA
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N714DW
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA17LA176
Reported as: Cessna 150M
Reported engine: Continental 0-200 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours: 197 total193 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

N714DWRegistered now · Cessna 150MS/N 15079105 Airframe modelCessna 150M Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On may 9th, 2017, aircraft N714DW had an in -flight emergency, and a forced landing into an open field and was involved in an accident after departing lake city FL (klcq). The aircraft sustained substantial damage, but, the pilot was not injured.

According the pilot?s written statement, about 45 minutes after he had departed klcq he heard the engine make an unusual sound, noticed a drop in RPM and subsequent smoke coming from the engine area and into the cockpit. After doing some troubleshooting, he determined that he could not fix or remedy the situation and could not make it to the nearest airport to land. He communicated his emergency situation with jax center, set the aircraft up for best glide speed, selected an open field to land in, and upon landing in a rough field, the nose gear hit a rut in the soil and flipped the aircraft over on its back where it came to rest.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 9TH, 2017, AIRCRAFT N714DW HAD AN IN -FLIGHT EMERGENCY, AND A FORCED LANDING INTO AN OPEN FIELD AND WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AFTER DEPARTING LAKE CITY FL (KLCQ). THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, BUT, THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

ACCORDING THE PILOT?S WRITTEN STATEMENT, ABOUT 45 MINUTES AFTER HE HAD DEPARTED KLCQ HE HEARD THE ENGINE MAKE AN UNUSUAL SOUND, NOTICED A DROP IN RPM AND SUBSEQUENT SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA AND INTO THE COCKPIT. AFTER DOING SOME TROUBLESHOOTING, HE DETERMINED THAT HE COULD NOT FIX OR REMEDY THE SITUATION AND COULD NOT MAKE IT TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT TO LAND. HE COMMUNICATED HIS EMERGENCY SITUATION WITH JAX CENTER, SET THE AIRCRAFT UP FOR BEST GLIDE SPEED, SELECTED AN OPEN FIELD TO LAND IN, AND UPON LANDING IN A ROUGH FIELD, THE NOSE GEAR HIT A RUT IN THE SOIL AND FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT OVER ON ITS BACK WHERE IT CAME TO REST.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ERA17LA176Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportHomerville, GAA total loss of engine power due to inadequate maintenance and inspection of the engine, which resulted in a fatigue crack and subsequent failure of the No. 4 cylinder.May 9, 2017 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N714DW · 1

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

Incident 19870315019529IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Bay St Louis, MSSolo student struck a fence while attempting to land in a friends field.Mar 15, 1987 · Minor damage