# Incident 20180421003939I: Cessna 150L, Vancouver, WA, April 21, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 2018, 17:56 local time
- Place: Vancouver, WA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: JD6S
- Location: 45.6387° N, 122.6615° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vancouver, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6387&lon=-122.6615&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19298, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N19298) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 542 total, 51 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180421003939I

## Narrative

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

PLANNED FLIGHT FROM PEARSON AIRPORT (KVUO) TO THE DALLAS (KDLS) AND RETURN. PILOT USED GRADUATED STICK TO CONFIRM 15 GALLONS OF FUEL.  FLEW TO KDLS AND DID A TOUCH AND GO HEADED BACK TO KVUO. AT ABOUT 700 FT AGL ON FINAL FOR RWY 26 AIRCRAFT ENGINE STARTED TO STUMBLE.  PILOT TOOK OVER CONTROLS AIRCRAFT ENGINE QUIT.  PILOT DETERMINES AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT MAKE IT TO THE AIRPORT (KVUO). CHOSE TO LAND ON STATE ROUTE 14. AIRCRAFT ON ROLLOUT STRUCK A ROAD SIGN WITH THE RIGHT WINGTIP FAIRING.  AFTER LANDING IT WAS DETERMINED THAT AIRCRAFT FLEW FOR 2.2 HOURS AND WHEN ORIGINALLY EVALUATED USING THE GRADUATED STICK IT DID NOT COMPENSATE FOR UNUSABLE FUEL, APPROXIMATELY 3 GALLONS.

## Other reports on N19298 (1)

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

- [Accident 20070923021609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070923021609A), Sep 23, 2007: Cessna 150L (N19298), Woodland, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) On 09/23/2007 at approximately 4:15 pm, while operating N19298, Cessna 150L at approximately 2000 feet MSL between ridgefield, WA and Woodland, WA.…

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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