# Accident 20201011020219A: Cessna 150H, Bishop, CA, October 11, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 2020, 14:30 local time
- Place: Bishop, CA
- Airport: Bishop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3409° N, 118.3571° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3409&lon=-118.3571&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22963, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22963) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,912 total, 500 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201011020219A

## Narrative

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

AFTER A VFR FLIGHT, THE PILOT ENTERED A WIDE LEFT BASE AND TURNED FOR A LONG FINAL APPROACH.  HE REDUCED THE POWER AND SELECTED 10 DEGREES OF FLAP AND BEGAN A GENTLE SLIP WHILE REACHING FOR AND PULLING OUT (WHAT HE BELIEVED TO BE) THE CARB HEAT.  SHORTLY THEREAFTER,  THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT LOWERED THE NOSE WHILE PUSHING IN THE THROTTLE AND THE CARB HEAT CONTROLS.  WITH THE PROPELLER WINDMILLING, THE PILOT UNSUCCESSFULLY ATTEMPTED TO START THE ENGINE USING THE STARTER.  THE PILOT DISCONTINUED THE APPROACH AND SELECTED AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING SITE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE IMPACTED WITH THE GROUND ?HARD? AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. IN CONVERSATION, THE PILOT BELIEVES THAT HE PULLED THE MIXTURE CONTROL RATHER THAN THE CARB HEAT CONTROL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR21LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA012), Oct 11, 2020: Cessna 150 (N22963), Bishop, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to the pilot’s inadvertent closure of the mixture control which starved the engine of fuel and resulted in a hard landing and collision with terrain.

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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