# Accident 20180307001539A: Cessna 150M, Sinton, TX, March 7, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 2018, 12:30 local time
- Place: Sinton, TX
- Airport: Alfred C. Thomas
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0386° N, 97.5425° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0386&lon=-97.5425&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66786, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66786) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180307001539A

## Narrative

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

WHILE PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT ALFRED C. THOMAS AIRPORT SINTON, TEXAS, AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND PILOT INITIATED ANOTHER TAKEOFF. AFTER LIFT OFF AND NEAR THE END OF RUNWAY 32 THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO GAIN ALTITUDE. PILOT ELECTED TO TURN THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT OF THE AIRPORT AND ATTEMPT TO LAND IN A NEARBY OPEN FIELD. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY. PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR WHEEL FAIRINGS. ENGINE MOUNT WAS DAMAGED AT NOSE WHEEL MOUNT AREA NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTED.

## 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 CEN18LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA177), Mar 7, 2018: Cessna 150M (N66786), Sinton, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate service and repair of the airplane's carburetor, which led to a partial loss of engine power during takeoff and resulted in a forced landing.

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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