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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 150L · Wesley Chapel, FL · December 25, 2022

Date: December 25, 2022 · 15:30 local
Place: Wesley Chapel, FL
Airport: Tampa North Aero Park
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5307Q
Reported as: Cessna 150L
Reported engine: Continental 0-200 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,314 total64 in this make and model242 in the last 90 days

N5307QRegistered now · Cessna 150LS/N 15073207 · Built 1972 Airframe modelCessna 150L Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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While on approach to runway 32 at X39 pilot advanced mixture in such a manner to cause the aircraft engine to lose power resulting in an emergency landing on a road near the airport. The area was experiencing unseasonally cold temperatures at the time and carbeurator ice to form. Upon landing the right win impacted a smalll tree on the shoulder of the road. After approximately one and one-half hours the pilot was able to restart the engine with no dificulties to taxi out of the traffic lanes.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 32 AT X39 PILOT ADVANCED MIXTURE IN SUCH A MANNER TO CAUSE THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE TO LOSE POWER RESULTING IN AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A ROAD NEAR THE AIRPORT. THE AREA WAS EXPERIENCING UNSEASONALLY COLD TEMPERATURES AT THE TIME AND CARBEURATOR ICE TO FORM. UPON LANDING THE RIGHT WIN IMPACTED A SMALLL TREE ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. AFTER APPROXIMATELY ONE AND ONE-HALF HOURS THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE WITH NO DIFICULTIES TO TAXI OUT OF THE TRAFFIC LANES.