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FAA incident report · Cessna 150J · West Fargo, ND · March 20, 2020

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Date
March 20, 2020 · 17:45 local
Place
West Fargo, ND
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N61363
Reported as
Cessna 150J
Reported engine
Continental 0-200 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
N61363Registered now · Cessna 150JS/N 15070989 · Built 1969Airframe modelCessna 150JEngine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

CFI and student had just finished training manuevers and were headed back to the airport. The engine started running rough. The CFI applied carb heat. There was no change. As the engine continued to get worse, the CFI chose to make an emergency landing in a nearby field. The engine quit during desent. The CFI made an emergency landing in the open field. The landing roll-out was normal and the aircraft remained upright. There was no damage to the aircraft. No injuries to the occupants.

As the FAA filed it

CFI AND STUDENT HAD JUST FINISHED TRAINING MANUEVERS AND WERE HEADED BACK TO THE AIRPORT. THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. THE CFI APPLIED CARB HEAT. THERE WAS NO CHANGE. AS THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO GET WORSE, THE CFI CHOSE TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A NEARBY FIELD. THE ENGINE QUIT DURING DESENT. THE CFI MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN THE OPEN FIELD. THE LANDING ROLL-OUT WAS NORMAL AND THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED UPRIGHT. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS.

Other reports on N61363 · 2

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

Incident 19920903035149ITouch And Go Landing · Minot, NDPilot made a hard landing while practicing takeoffs and landings.Sep 3, 1992 · No damageAccident 19811203077729AGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Trotter, NDReturned to ranch strip due to deteriorating weather. Nose wheel dropping into a chuck hole and collapsed on taxi.Dec 3, 1981 · Substantial damage