What happened
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Date and time: March 7, 2020, 1400 hours edst
Registration: N11358 Cessna aircraft 150L
Injuries: none
Aircraft based at: knox county mount vernon, Ohio 4I3
Flight conducted under part 91, general aviation- visual flight rules. About 1400 on March 7, 2020 Cessna N11358 experienced a loss of engine power at about 2,500 feet over a rural area of central Ohio. The engine was unresponsive to throttle inputs and the pilot in command decided to conduct an emergency off airport landing. Forced landing procedures were followed given the time permitted. The final landing approach was initiated down the rows of the harvested soy bean field. Landing was firm and the plane skidded on the wheels in the soft mud about 40 feet with the mains touching first followed by the nose wheel about 10 feet past the main gear touch-down point.
No personal injuries were reported by either the pilot or pilot passenger. On initial inspection by the pilots no damage was visible on or to the aircraft. Neighbors assisted by helping to locate the aircraft to a dryer area about 100 yards from the initial touch-down point. Owner pilot and pilot passenger called the FAA and the Ohio highway patrol as well as other authorities to report the incident. The passenger pilot contacted an IA for assistance. The IA arrived within a short time and removed the cowling and found the throttle cable was disconnected and loose from the carburetor arm. Repairs were made by the IA in the field to reconnect the throttle cable assembly to the carburetor arm. The IA removed the wheel fairings since they were clogged with mud and plant debris. The IA reinstalled the engine cowl and conducted and inspection of the aircraft including the landing gear as well as conducting a pre-flight inspection. The IA removed about 12 gallons of fuel from the nearly full tanks to lighten the aircraft. Accordingly the IA found the aircraft airworthy and capable of departing the field to fly back to the home airport 4I3 about 18 miles east. The IA walked the entire length of the bean field and suggested the best area to use as a departure runway. The IA and owner pilot reviewed soft field take off procedures.
As the FAA filed it
DATE AND TIME: MARCH 7, 2020, 1400 HOURS EDST
REGISTRATION: N11358 CESSNA AIRCRAFT 150L
INJURIES: NONE
AIRCRAFT BASED AT: KNOX COUNTY MOUNT VERNON, OHIO 4I3
FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER PART 91, GENERAL AVIATION- VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. ABOUT 1400 ON MARCH 7, 2020 CESSNA N11358 EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AT ABOUT 2,500 FEET OVER A RURAL AREA OF CENTRAL OHIO. THE ENGINE WAS UNRESPONSIVE TO THROTTLE INPUTS AND THE PILOT IN COMMAND DECIDED TO CONDUCT AN EMERGENCY OFF AIRPORT LANDING. FORCED LANDING PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED GIVEN THE TIME PERMITTED. THE FINAL LANDING APPROACH WAS INITIATED DOWN THE ROWS OF THE HARVESTED SOY BEAN FIELD. LANDING WAS FIRM AND THE PLANE SKIDDED ON THE WHEELS IN THE SOFT MUD ABOUT 40 FEET WITH THE MAINS TOUCHING FIRST FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE WHEEL ABOUT 10 FEET PAST THE MAIN GEAR TOUCH-DOWN POINT.
NO PERSONAL INJURIES WERE REPORTED BY EITHER THE PILOT OR PILOT PASSENGER. ON INITIAL INSPECTION BY THE PILOTS NO DAMAGE WAS VISIBLE ON OR TO THE AIRCRAFT. NEIGHBORS ASSISTED BY HELPING TO LOCATE THE AIRCRAFT TO A DRYER AREA ABOUT 100 YARDS FROM THE INITIAL TOUCH-DOWN POINT. OWNER PILOT AND PILOT PASSENGER CALLED THE FAA AND THE OHIO HIGHWAY PATROL AS WELL AS OTHER AUTHORITIES TO REPORT THE INCIDENT. THE PASSENGER PILOT CONTACTED AN IA FOR ASSISTANCE. THE IA ARRIVED WITHIN A SHORT TIME AND REMOVED THE COWLING AND FOUND THE THROTTLE CABLE WAS DISCONNECTED AND LOOSE FROM THE CARBURETOR ARM. REPAIRS WERE MADE BY THE IA IN THE FIELD TO RECONNECT THE THROTTLE CABLE ASSEMBLY TO THE CARBURETOR ARM. THE IA REMOVED THE WHEEL FAIRINGS SINCE THEY WERE CLOGGED WITH MUD AND PLANT DEBRIS. THE IA REINSTALLED THE ENGINE COWL AND CONDUCTED AND INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDING THE LANDING GEAR AS WELL AS CONDUCTING A PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION. THE IA REMOVED ABOUT 12 GALLONS OF FUEL FROM THE NEARLY FULL TANKS TO LIGHTEN THE AIRCRAFT. ACCORDINGLY THE IA FOUND THE AIRCRAFT AIRWORTHY AND CAPABLE OF DEPARTING THE FIELD TO FLY BACK TO THE HOME AIRPORT 4I3 ABOUT 18 MILES EAST. THE IA WALKED THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE BEAN FIELD AND SUGGESTED THE BEST AREA TO USE AS A DEPARTURE RUNWAY. THE IA AND OWNER PILOT REVIEWED SOFT FIELD TAKE OFF PROCEDURES.
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