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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 150L · Port Lavaca, TX · July 27, 2021

Date: July 27, 2021 · 13:30 local
Place: Port Lavaca, TX
Airport: Calhoun County
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6951G
Reported as: Cessna 150L
Reported engine: Continental 0-200
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours: 171 total165 in this make and model

N6951GRegistered now · Cessna 150LS/N 15072451 · Built 1970 Airframe modelCessna 150L Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On July 27th 2021 at approximately 13:30 local the listed aircraft departed Port Lavaca airport (pvk) in Calhoun County, Texas, enroute to pierce field (72TA) located on greek island with 2 POB. The PIC climbed to 3500 feet to practice maneuvers and then descended to 500 feet along the west side of matagorda peninsula. After navigation maneuvers to set up for landing at 72TA, the aircraft began to experience a loss of power with no throttle changes made by the PIC. RPM and altitude decay were the only noticed indications and a emergency landing was executed landing on the beach, first on hard packed wet sand and then into soft dry sand where the aircraft NLG, l/h wing tip, engine mount, lower center fire wall and propeller incurred damage.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 27TH 2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 13:30 LOCAL THE LISTED AIRCRAFT DEPARTED PORT LAVACA AIRPORT (PVK) IN CALHOUN COUNTY, TEXAS, ENROUTE TO PIERCE FIELD (72TA) LOCATED ON GREEK ISLAND WITH 2 POB. THE PIC CLIMBED TO 3500 FEET TO PRACTICE MANEUVERS AND THEN DESCENDED TO 500 FEET ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF MATAGORDA PENINSULA. AFTER NAVIGATION MANEUVERS TO SET UP FOR LANDING AT 72TA, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE A LOSS OF POWER WITH NO THROTTLE CHANGES MADE BY THE PIC. RPM AND ALTITUDE DECAY WERE THE ONLY NOTICED INDICATIONS AND A EMERGENCY LANDING WAS EXECUTED LANDING ON THE BEACH, FIRST ON HARD PACKED WET SAND AND THEN INTO SOFT DRY SAND WHERE THE AIRCRAFT NLG, L/H WING TIP, ENGINE MOUNT, LOWER CENTER FIRE WALL AND PROPELLER INCURRED DAMAGE.