# Accident 20210723011639A: Cessna 150F, Arden, NC, July 23, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2021, 18:30 local time
- Place: Arden, NC
- Airport: Asheville Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4722° N, 82.5485° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4722&lon=-82.5485&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3059X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3059X-2022-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA297) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210723011639A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 23, 2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 1817, A CESSNA 150F, FLOWN BY A STUDENT PILOT, DEPARTED ASHEVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT USING RUNWAY 17. AFTER BEING AIRBORNE FOR APPROXIMATELY 7 MINUTES, AT AN ALTITUDE OF 5100 FT, THE PILOT NOTED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER (ENGINE WENT TO IDLE). UNABLE TO RESUME NORMAL ENGINE FUNCTION, THE PILOT RAN HIS EMERGENCY CHECKLIST, ASSESSED THE SITUATION AND MADE THE DECISION TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN A LARGE CLEARING LOCATED AT THE NEARBY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IN ARDEN, NC WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE A COAL ASH POND. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT, HOWEVER DUE TO THE EXTREMELY SOFT SURFACE MATERIAL, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR BECAME IMBEDDED AND WAS SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, CAUSING THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT TO IMPACT THE GROUND. THE COMBINATION OF THE NOSE IMPACTING THE GROUND INTO A VERY SOFT MATERIAL AND FORWARD MOMENTUM OF THE AIRCRAFT RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT COMING TO REST INVERTED AND SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE WAS REPORTED.

## 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 ERA21LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA297), Jul 23, 2021: Cessna 150 (N3059X), Arden, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate inspection of the throttle control cable assembly, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power during cruise flight.

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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