# NTSB ATL01LA028: Cessna 150J, N60336, Concord, NC, February 1, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: January 31, 2001, 22:01 local (Feb 1, 2001, 03:01 UTC) - Place: Concord, NC - Coordinates: 35.39564, -80.581872 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3956&lon=-80.5819&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 2 minor - Status: Completed, report July 30, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Charlotte FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 51421 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL01LA028 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/51421/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA028 ## Probable cause The pilots failure to follow the auxiliary fuel tank procedures, which resulted in the fuel starvation and the loss of engine power. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power, approach - fluid - starvation (cause) - procedures/directives - not followed, pilot in command (cause) - Forced landing, emergency descent/landing - In flight collision with terrain/water, emergency landing - emergency procedure - attempted, pilot in command(cfi) (cause) - object - building(nonresidential) (cause) ## Analysis The airplane collided with a commercial building two miles short of the airport while maneuvering for a forced landing. According to the pilot, he attempted to transfer fuel from the auxiliary tank when the engine started losing power. According to the supplemental type certificate for the auxiliary fuel tank installed in this airplane, fuel transfer to the main fuel tank must start when the main fuel tank is 2/3 full. The examination of the airplane at the accident site disclosed that the auxiliary fuel tank was full. ## Factual narrative On January 31, 2001, at 2201 eastern standard time, a Cessna 150J, N60336, collided with a commercial building while maneuvering for a forced landing in Concord, North Carolina. The personal flight was operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane received substantial damage; the pilot and his passenger received minor injuries. The flight departed Petersburg, Virginia, at an undetermined time; the flight was enroute to Charlotte, North Carolina. According to the pilot, while enroute to Charlotte, North Carolina, at approximately 10,000 feet, the engine lost power and quit. The pilot declared an emergency and was issued radar vectors to the Concord Regional Airport by Charlotte Approach Control. As the pilot maneuvered for the forced landing, the airplane collided with a commercial building two miles short of the airport. According to the pilot, he attempted to transfer fuel from the auxiliary tank when the engine started losing power. Efforts to restore full power failed, but there were brief periods when the engine regained power before shutting down completely. According to the supplemental type certificate for the auxiliary fuel tank installed in this airplane, fuel transfer to the main fuel tank must start when the main fuel tank is 2/3 full. The examination of the airplane at the accident site disclosed that the auxiliary fuel tank was full. The pilot did not report any mechanical malfunction during the flight. Examination of the airframe and power plant did not disclose any mechanical malfunctions or defects. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N60336](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60336-2003-10-30), registration cancelled 2003-10-30, S/N 15070232, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 150J - Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15070232 - Airframe hours: 5190 - Engines: Continental C150-J 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Joydeep Bose - Registered owner: Jana L. Greer - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, October 26, 2000, 15 hours before - Departed: PTB, PETERSBURG, VA - Destination: JQF, Concord, NC - Airport: JQF, Concord Regional, runway 20, 5,500 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 35; injuries: minor; medical: class 2; last flight review January 25, 2000; seat: right; flight hours: 690 total, 89 in this make and model, 586 as pilot in command, 203 in the last 90 days, 44 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night - Wind: 230° at 0 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken - Temperature: 57 °F, dew point 36 °F - Altimeter: 29.90 inHg - Observed at: CLT ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20010131003779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010131003779A), Jan 31, 2001: Cessna 150J, Concord, NC, No damage. (-23) Pilot bose told inspector sexton that he attempted to transfer fuel when engine begin to skip. (Meaning transfer fuel from auxillary tank). The engine… From the NTSB's public API. 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