What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On June 22, 2018, at 1300 CDT, a Cessna 150L, N10820, registered to privacy data omitted, aircraft lost engine power in the crosswind phase of flight after performing several takeoff and landings. There were two pilots on board the aircraft, an instructor and a student pilot. The instructor took control of the aircraft and landed the aircraft in a field 1 mile north west of Cook Airfield.
1. Site visit
June 25, 2018
Note: the aircraft had been moved from the spot of the incident (wheat field location) to Cook Airfield in front of the owner?s privacy data omitted aircraft hangar.
On June 25, 2018 inspectors from the wichita, Kansas FSDO traveled to Derby, Kansas Cook Airfield ( K50) to investigate the incident involving the Cessna 150 . The ASI attempted to make contact with the owner of the aircraft, but he was out of the country, however he was able to meet withthe flight instructor privacy data omitted that landed the aircraft.
According to privacy data omitted, he and his student were performing take off and landings, and while in the crosswind phase of flight the engine quit making power. privacy data omitted Said that in relation to where he was to the airport, he knew he couldn?t make it back to the airport, so he decided to land the aircraft in a wheat field about a mile north west of the airport.
He stated in- part while landing the aircraft ?he hit a big berm sending the aircraft up into the air and back to the ground, and when the aircraft came to the ground, the nose gear collapsed sending them to an abrupt stop. He then quickly shut off fuel from the tanks, turned the master switch to off position, and the key to off position. He then exited the aircraft and called 911.
The ASI then ask him if he had the log books to the aircraft; he said no and that he would not be able to get them until the owner of the aircraft returns to the country. The ASI and instructor performed a walk around inspection of the aircraft and noted the damage.
The ASI asks him if he could sump the fuel tanks from the wings and the gascalator; he complied and found no water, or contaminants in the fuel. The ASI asks if they had flown the aircraft prior to the incident: he said yes and that he had performed several take off and landings with no issues with the engine.
The ASI then asks him if he could write out a statement as to what happened concerning the incident; he said yes.
Note: the ASI decided to come back when the owner , and A&P mechanic of aircraft could perform an in depth inspection.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 22, 2018, AT 1300 CDT, A CESSNA 150L, N10820, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER IN THE CROSSWIND PHASE OF FLIGHT AFTER PERFORMING SEVERAL TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS. THERE WERE TWO PILOTS ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT, AN INSTRUCTOR AND A STUDENT PILOT. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A FIELD 1 MILE NORTH WEST OF COOK AIRFIELD.
1. SITE VISIT
JUNE 25, 2018
NOTE: THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN MOVED FROM THE SPOT OF THE INCIDENT (WHEAT FIELD LOCATION) TO COOK AIRFIELD IN FRONT OF THE OWNER?S ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AIRCRAFT HANGAR.
ON JUNE 25, 2018 INSPECTORS FROM THE WICHITA, KANSAS FSDO TRAVELED TO DERBY, KANSAS COOK AIRFIELD ( K50) TO INVESTIGATE THE INCIDENT INVOLVING THE CESSNA 150 . THE ASI ATTEMPTED TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT, BUT HE WAS OUT OF THE COUNTRY, HOWEVER HE WAS ABLE TO MEET WITHTHE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THAT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT.
ACCORDING TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, HE AND HIS STUDENT WERE PERFORMING TAKE OFF AND LANDINGS, AND WHILE IN THE CROSSWIND PHASE OF FLIGHT THE ENGINE QUIT MAKING POWER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID THAT IN RELATION TO WHERE HE WAS TO THE AIRPORT, HE KNEW HE COULDN?T MAKE IT BACK TO THE AIRPORT, SO HE DECIDED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN A WHEAT FIELD ABOUT A MILE NORTH WEST OF THE AIRPORT.
HE STATED IN- PART WHILE LANDING THE AIRCRAFT ?HE HIT A BIG BERM SENDING THE AIRCRAFT UP INTO THE AIR AND BACK TO THE GROUND, AND WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO THE GROUND, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED SENDING THEM TO AN ABRUPT STOP. HE THEN QUICKLY SHUT OFF FUEL FROM THE TANKS, TURNED THE MASTER SWITCH TO OFF POSITION, AND THE KEY TO OFF POSITION. HE THEN EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND CALLED 911.
THE ASI THEN ASK HIM IF HE HAD THE LOG BOOKS TO THE AIRCRAFT; HE SAID NO AND THAT HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET THEM UNTIL THE OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT RETURNS TO THE COUNTRY. THE ASI AND INSTRUCTOR PERFORMED A WALK AROUND INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND NOTED THE DAMAGE.
THE ASI ASKS HIM IF HE COULD SUMP THE FUEL TANKS FROM THE WINGS AND THE GASCALATOR; HE COMPLIED AND FOUND NO WATER, OR CONTAMINANTS IN THE FUEL. THE ASI ASKS IF THEY HAD FLOWN THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT: HE SAID YES AND THAT HE HAD PERFORMED SEVERAL TAKE OFF AND LANDINGS WITH NO ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE.
THE ASI THEN ASKS HIM IF HE COULD WRITE OUT A STATEMENT AS TO WHAT HAPPENED CONCERNING THE INCIDENT; HE SAID YES.
NOTE: THE ASI DECIDED TO COME BACK WHEN THE OWNER , AND A&P MECHANIC OF AIRCRAFT COULD PERFORM AN IN DEPTH INSPECTION.