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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150G · Tuscaloosa, AL · July 15, 2022

Date: July 15, 2022 · 10:15 local
Place: Tuscaloosa, AL
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3301J
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA22LA321
Reported as: Cessna 150G
Reported engine: Continental 0-200 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 58 total57 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N3301JRegistration cancelled Oct 21, 2023 · Cessna 150GS/N 15066001 · Built 1966 Airframe modelCessna 150G Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Student pilot on a local solo flight, in the traffic pattern at Tuscaloosa airport (tcl).

Pilot was preparing for a landing and inadvertenly pulled the mixture control knob instead of carb heat.

Engine quit and pilot was unable to restart. Pilot was attempting to make a field for an emergency landing and

Made contact with power line guy wire, causing

Substantial damage to right wing.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT ON A LOCAL SOLO FLIGHT, IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT TUSCALOOSA AIRPORT (TCL).

PILOT WAS PREPARING FOR A LANDING AND INADVERTENLY PULLED THE MIXTURE CONTROL KNOB INSTEAD OF CARB HEAT.

ENGINE QUIT AND PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART. PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A FIELD FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING AND

MADE CONTACT WITH POWER LINE GUY WIRE, CAUSING

SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING.

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 ERA22LA321Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportTuscaloosa, ALThe student pilot’s inadvertent use of the fuel mixture knob instead of the carburetor heat knob, which resulted in fuel starvation and a subsequent loss of engine power.Jul 15, 2022 · Substantial damage