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Accident investigation N704QJ
On November 13 at approximately 2230 MST N704QJ(s/n 15078787) a Cessna 150M departed glendale airport airport (geu) on a flight to pinal airpark (mzj),the aircraft has a valid registration and is registered to privacy data omitted, privacy data omitted who purchased the aircraft that day. The pilot has had a private pilots certificate since 9/29/2019 and was the only occupant of the aircraft, privacy data omitted done a touch and go at pinal airpark at around 12:30 and had climbed to 1500 feet AGL when the engine began to sputter and eventually quit forcing privacy data omitted to perform an emergency landing in a field next to interstate 10 at mm 226.
----- Interview-----
During the interview on 11/14/2019 privacy data omitted stated that he had just recently purchased aircraft N704QJ and had took delivery of the aircraft earlier that day from the seller(aircraft ownership solutions LLC) he said that the seller told him that the aircraft was in good shape and that all the maintenance was current.
privacy data omitted Stated that he had flown from glendale airport(geu) to pinal airpark(mzj) he landed at pinal airpark without any issues , he did not get fuel at pinal airpark and stated that he had about the fuel tank was about ½ full and took back off between 0030 ? 0100 headed back to glendale airport at about 1500? AGL the engine started ?sputtering? And ?vibrating? During climb he stopped climbing and the engine would stop sputtering but eventually the engine stopped running , privacy data omitted spotted a field he could land in because there was too much traffic on interstate 10 and then tried to restart the engine several times(he said for 2 to 3 minutes but was unsure of the exact amount of time)the prop would rotate but the engine would not start. He then made an emergency landing in the field and that he remembered turning the fuel selector off at this point.
privacy data omitted Said the wind was not blowing and it was around 0100 and still dark when he made the emergency landing.
------Maintenance records review ------
When reviewing the maintenance records it was noted that the annual, 91.411 and 91.413 were all current.
------ Detailed inspection ------
There were several notable items on the detailed inspection. I noticed that the fuel sump knob on the aft of the engine was partially open, I took a photo of the knob and then was able to push it in about ½ inch, I also pulled the knob out and it seemed to operate normally. I inspected the belly of the aircraft at this point and noticed that there were ?clean? Streaks in an otherwise dirty belly which I determined may have been from the fuel leaking out of the fuel drain. I removed a couple of spark plugs and rotated the prop noting that there was compression in the cylinders. All flight controls and engine controls operated normally. After inspecting the rest of the aircraft I found no additional items to note except for the damage that was caused by the emergency landing , the upper NLG mounts were broken, the carburetor manifold was broken and the fuselage aft of both MLG legs were damaged from the landing.
Note: prior to completing this investigation the pilot died in another accident on 12/13/2019
As the FAA filed it
ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION N704QJ
ON NOVEMBER 13 AT APPROXIMATELY 2230 MST N704QJ(S/N 15078787) A CESSNA 150M DEPARTED GLENDALE AIRPORT AIRPORT (GEU) ON A FLIGHT TO PINAL AIRPARK (MZJ),THE AIRCRAFT HAS A VALID REGISTRATION AND IS REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHO PURCHASED THE AIRCRAFT THAT DAY. THE PILOT HAS HAD A PRIVATE PILOTS CERTIFICATE SINCE 9/29/2019 AND WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DONE A TOUCH AND GO AT PINAL AIRPARK AT AROUND 12:30 AND HAD CLIMBED TO 1500 FEET AGL WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND EVENTUALLY QUIT FORCING ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO PERFORM AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD NEXT TO INTERSTATE 10 AT MM 226.
----- INTERVIEW-----
DURING THE INTERVIEW ON 11/14/2019 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE HAD JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED AIRCRAFT N704QJ AND HAD TOOK DELIVERY OF THE AIRCRAFT EARLIER THAT DAY FROM THE SELLER(AIRCRAFT OWNERSHIP SOLUTIONS LLC) HE SAID THAT THE SELLER TOLD HIM THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN GOOD SHAPE AND THAT ALL THE MAINTENANCE WAS CURRENT.
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE HAD FLOWN FROM GLENDALE AIRPORT(GEU) TO PINAL AIRPARK(MZJ) HE LANDED AT PINAL AIRPARK WITHOUT ANY ISSUES , HE DID NOT GET FUEL AT PINAL AIRPARK AND STATED THAT HE HAD ABOUT THE FUEL TANK WAS ABOUT ½ FULL AND TOOK BACK OFF BETWEEN 0030 ? 0100 HEADED BACK TO GLENDALE AIRPORT AT ABOUT 1500? AGL THE ENGINE STARTED ?SPUTTERING? AND ?VIBRATING? DURING CLIMB HE STOPPED CLIMBING AND THE ENGINE WOULD STOP SPUTTERING BUT EVENTUALLY THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING , ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SPOTTED A FIELD HE COULD LAND IN BECAUSE THERE WAS TOO MUCH TRAFFIC ON INTERSTATE 10 AND THEN TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE SEVERAL TIMES(HE SAID FOR 2 TO 3 MINUTES BUT WAS UNSURE OF THE EXACT AMOUNT OF TIME)THE PROP WOULD ROTATE BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. HE THEN MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN THE FIELD AND THAT HE REMEMBERED TURNING THE FUEL SELECTOR OFF AT THIS POINT.
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID THE WIND WAS NOT BLOWING AND IT WAS AROUND 0100 AND STILL DARK WHEN HE MADE THE EMERGENCY LANDING.
------MAINTENANCE RECORDS REVIEW ------
WHEN REVIEWING THE MAINTENANCE RECORDS IT WAS NOTED THAT THE ANNUAL, 91.411 AND 91.413 WERE ALL CURRENT.
------ DETAILED INSPECTION ------
THERE WERE SEVERAL NOTABLE ITEMS ON THE DETAILED INSPECTION. I NOTICED THAT THE FUEL SUMP KNOB ON THE AFT OF THE ENGINE WAS PARTIALLY OPEN, I TOOK A PHOTO OF THE KNOB AND THEN WAS ABLE TO PUSH IT IN ABOUT ½ INCH, I ALSO PULLED THE KNOB OUT AND IT SEEMED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. I INSPECTED THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT AT THIS POINT AND NOTICED THAT THERE WERE ?CLEAN? STREAKS IN AN OTHERWISE DIRTY BELLY WHICH I DETERMINED MAY HAVE BEEN FROM THE FUEL LEAKING OUT OF THE FUEL DRAIN. I REMOVED A COUPLE OF SPARK PLUGS AND ROTATED THE PROP NOTING THAT THERE WAS COMPRESSION IN THE CYLINDERS. ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS AND ENGINE CONTROLS OPERATED NORMALLY. AFTER INSPECTING THE REST OF THE AIRCRAFT I FOUND NO ADDITIONAL ITEMS TO NOTE EXCEPT FOR THE DAMAGE THAT WAS CAUSED BY THE EMERGENCY LANDING , THE UPPER NLG MOUNTS WERE BROKEN, THE CARBURETOR MANIFOLD WAS BROKEN AND THE FUSELAGE AFT OF BOTH MLG LEGS WERE DAMAGED FROM THE LANDING.
NOTE: PRIOR TO COMPLETING THIS INVESTIGATION THE PILOT DIED IN ANOTHER ACCIDENT ON 12/13/2019
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