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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna A150M · Oxford, NC · October 3, 2021

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Date
October 3, 2021 · 13:13 local
Place
Oxford, NC
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7333A
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA22LA002
Reported as
Cessna A150M
Reported engine
Continental 0-200 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
N7333ARegistration cancelled Jun 17, 2023 · Cessna A150MS/N A1500720 · Built 1976Airframe modelCessna A150MEngine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

As reported by pilot/flight instructor privacy data omittedon October 3, 2021 Cessna 150M, N7333A, was performing flight instruction near Oxford NC. A simulated smoke in the cockpit example was requested by the instructor. The student moved the throttle to idle. Then the student stated to the instructor, your aircraft. The instructor then resumed control of the aircraft and discovered the engine did not respond to throttle input and it appeared, the engine was not running. The pilot scanned the surroundings and decided to land in a clear field. During the decent, the pilot attempted to regain power with no success. The aircraft landed in the selected cleared field and rolled towards a slightly elevated service road in the field. The aircraft struck the road and the nose landing gear failed and departed the aircraft upon contact, allowing the propeller to strike the ground and the nose of the aircraft struck the ground and flipped over, tail over fuselage direction. The aircraft came to rest inverted.

As the FAA filed it

AS REPORTED BY PILOT/FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ON OCTOBER 3, 2021 CESSNA 150M, N7333A, WAS PERFORMING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION NEAR OXFORD NC. A SIMULATED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT EXAMPLE WAS REQUESTED BY THE INSTRUCTOR. THE STUDENT MOVED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE. THEN THE STUDENT STATED TO THE INSTRUCTOR, YOUR AIRCRAFT. THE INSTRUCTOR THEN RESUMED CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND DISCOVERED THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE INPUT AND IT APPEARED, THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING. THE PILOT SCANNED THE SURROUNDINGS AND DECIDED TO LAND IN A CLEAR FIELD. DURING THE DECENT, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN POWER WITH NO SUCCESS. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN THE SELECTED CLEARED FIELD AND ROLLED TOWARDS A SLIGHTLY ELEVATED SERVICE ROAD IN THE FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE ROAD AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR FAILED AND DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT UPON CONTACT, ALLOWING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND AND THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND AND FLIPPED OVER, TAIL OVER FUSELAGE DIRECTION. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA22LA002Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportOxford, NCA total loss of engine power due to fuel contamination.Oct 3, 2021 · Substantial damage