# NTSB ATL06CA120: Cessna 150L, N6882G, Bunn, NC, August 13, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: August 13, 2006, 16:30 local (20:30 UTC) - Place: Bunn, NC - Coordinates: 35.958057, -78.251945 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9581&lon=-78.2519&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 28, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Greensboro FSD-05 - NTSB case key (mKey): 64326 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL06CA120 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/64326/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA120 ## 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 In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, cruise - aircraft preflight - improper, pilot in command (cause) - fluid,fuel - contamination,water - Forced landing, descent - emergency - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, emergency landing - terrain condition - none suitable - terrain condition - soft - Nose over, landing - roll - terrain condition - none suitable - terrain condition - soft ## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6882G-2015-05-11), registration cancelled 2015-05-11, S/N 15072382, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 150L - Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15072382 - Airframe hours: 3007 - Engines: 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 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 47; injuries: none; 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20060813017599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060813017599A), Aug 13, 2006: Cessna 150L, Bunn, NC, Destroyed. (-23) Pilot reported this as the first flight of the day. 10 minutes into the flight the aircraft engine stopped, pilot made a forced landing in an unsuitable… ## Other investigations on N6882G (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 NYC77DFJ42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77DFJ42), Aug 20, 1977: Cessna 150 (N6882G), Hamburg, NY, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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