# Incident 20200320022109I: Cessna 150J, West Fargo, ND, March 20, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 2020, 17:45 local time
- Place: West Fargo, ND
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8589° N, 96.9056° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Fargo, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8589&lon=-96.9056&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61363, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61363) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200320022109I

## Narrative

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

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 19920903035149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920903035149I), Sep 3, 1992: Cessna 150J (N61363), Minot, ND, No damage. Pilot made a hard landing while practicing takeoffs and landings.
- [Accident 19811203077729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811203077729A), Dec 3, 1981: Cessna 150J (N61363), Trotter, ND, Substantial damage. Returned to ranch strip due to deteriorating weather. Nose wheel dropping into a chuck hole and collapsed on taxi.

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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