20221026023499A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150F · Puyallup, WA · October 26, 2022

Date: October 26, 2022 · 14:12 local
Place: Puyallup, WA
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6492F
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR23LA026
Reported as: Cessna 150F
Reported engine: Continental 0-200 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot, student

N6492FRegistered now · Cessna 150FS/N 15063092 Airframe modelCessna 150F 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.

The pilot flying on a solo cross country, was coming back to his home field of auburn (S50). Approximatley 10 minutes from his destination, the engine quit from fuel starvation, empty tanks. The aircraft lacked adequate fuel to fly from the departure airport to the destination. The pilot made an off-airport landing in a field. The nose gear dug into the soft surface causing the aircraft to flip over. Pilot sustained no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT FLYING ON A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY, WAS COMING BACK TO HIS HOME FIELD OF AUBURN (S50). APPROXIMATLEY 10 MINUTES FROM HIS DESTINATION, THE ENGINE QUIT FROM FUEL STARVATION, EMPTY TANKS. THE AIRCRAFT LACKED ADEQUATE FUEL TO FLY FROM THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT TO THE DESTINATION. THE PILOT MADE AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING IN A FIELD. THE NOSE GEAR DUG INTO THE SOFT SURFACE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER. PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.

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 WPR23LA026Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPuyallup, WAThe pilot’s inadequate fuel management that resulted in the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.Oct 26, 2022 · Substantial damage