- Date
- August 13, 2006, 16:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Bunn, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6882GCessna 150L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 28, 2006
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- Greensboro FSD-05
- FAA report
- 20060813017599A
- Case key
- 64326
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper preflight inspection resulting in a total loss of engine power due to water ingestion, a forced landing to none suitable soft ground, and a nose over.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot stated that the airplane was topped off with 100 low lead fuel before departing. The fuel sumps were drained before and after the airplane was refueled. The pilot stated that he departed, climbed to 1,400 feet and leveled the airplane off in cruise flight. After about 10 minutes the engine started to sputter, the engine lost power, and the propeller stopped. The pilot attempted an engine restart, which was unsuccessful. The pilot made a forced landing to a sunflower field and the airplane nosed over during the landing roll in the soft dirt. Examination of the airplane after the accident revealed the left wing and engine firewall received structural damage. Examination of the airplane at the crash site by the FAA revealed continuity of the gear train. A field inspection of the fuel system revealed approximately four to six ounces of water when the fuel line was disconnected at the carburetor and the firewall fuel strainer was drained into a clear container. Water was also observed in the primer system.
Factual narrative
On August 13, 2006, at 1630 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 150L, N6882G, registered to Blue Sky Adventures LLC, operating as a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, reported a total loss of engine power in cruise flight and made a forced landing to a sunflower field in the vicinity of Bunn, North Carolina. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane received substantial damage. The private pilot reported no injuries. The flight originated from Louisburg, North Carolina, on August 13, 2006, at1615.
The pilot stated the airplane was topped off with 100 low lead fuel before departing. The fuel sumps were drained before and after the airplane was refueled. The pilot stated he departed, climbed to 1,400 feet and leveled the airplane off in cruise flight. After about 10 minutes the engine started to sputter, the engine lost power, and the propeller stopped. The pilot attempted an engine restart, which was unsuccessful. The pilot made a forced landing to a sunflower field and the airplane nosed over inverted on landing roll out in the soft dirt. Examination of the airplane after the accident revealed the left wing and engine firewall received structural damage.
The FAA examined the airplane at the crash site. Continuity of the gear train was checked by turning the propeller by hand. A field inspection of the fuel system revealed approximately four to six ounces of water was collected by disconnecting the fuel line at the carburetor and draining the fire wall fuel strainer into a clear container. Water was also observed in the primer system.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6882G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15072382
- Airframe hours
- 3,007
- Engine
- Continental O-200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Blue Sky Adventures LLC
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 1, 2005 · 14 hours before
- Departed
- KLHZ · Louisburg, NC
- Destination
- KLHZ
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Without waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- August 1, 2005
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 865 total · 300 in this make and model · 732 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.10 inHg
- Observed at
- KLHZ, 5 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N6882G · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.