# Accident 20220715012509A: Cessna 150G, Tuscaloosa, AL, July 15, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2022, 10:15 local time
- Place: Tuscaloosa, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2061° N, 87.6198° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2061&lon=-87.6198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3301J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3301J-2023-10-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 58 total, 57 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA321) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220715012509A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA22LA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA321), Jul 15, 2022: Cessna 150G (N3301J), Tuscaloosa, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

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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