# Incident 20190502003809I: Cessna 150L, Punta Gorda, FL, May 2, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 2019, 10:55 local time
- Place: Punta Gorda, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.8940° N, 82.0665° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Punta Gorda, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8940&lon=-82.0665&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21923, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21923) (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: Private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190502003809I

## Narrative

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

ATC REQUESTED AIRCRAFT TO EXTEND DOWNWIND AND WHEN THE PILOT ADDED POWER TO EXTEND, THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH.  THE PILOT REQUESTED TO LAND IMMEDIATELY AND ATC CLEARED THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND.  THE AIRCRAFT HAD NORMAL LANDING ON THE RUNWAY AND THEN THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING.  AARF WAS DISPATCHED BECAUSE SOMEONE SUPPOSEDLY REPORTED SMOKE AND/OR FLAMES.  FAA FORM 8020-9 STATES:  ?? ROC INSTRUCTED DASH 9 BE FILED DUE TO FLAMES IN ENGINE REPORTED BY ARF.  FLAMES WERE NOT OBSERVED FROM TOWER ON ROLLOUT.?  BOTH PILOTS ON BOARD WROTE IN THEIR STATEMENT THAT ATC TOLD THEM THAT THEY OBSERVED SMOKE FROM THE ENGINE.  MAINTENANCE LATER REPORTED OBSERVING FRESH OIL SPILLED ON THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND TWO CYLINDERS WITH LOWER THAN NORMAL COMPRESSION.  PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE IS ISSUED BASED ON PERU FOREIGN PILOT LICENSE.   NUMBER OF HOURS ARE UNKNOWN.

## Other reports on N21923 (1)

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

- [Accident 19750605015339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750605015339A), Jun 5, 1975: Cessna 150L (N21923), Indianapolis, IN, Substantial damage. Door opened,plt distracted.

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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