# NTSB ATL06LA086: Cessna 150M, N66058, Bishopville, SC, May 27, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: May 26, 2006, 20:00 local (May 27, 2006, 00:00 UTC) - Place: Bishopville, SC - Coordinates: 34.24, -80.2355555555555 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2400&lon=-80.2356&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 25, 2007 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Columbia FSDO-13 - NTSB case key (mKey): 63821 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL06LA086 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/63821/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06LA086 ## Probable cause The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons during the approach to land, which resulted in an off-airport emergency landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power, approach - vfr pattern - downwind - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause) - Forced landing, emergency descent/landing - In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering - turn to landing area (emergency) - terrain condition - ground ## Analysis The private certificated pilot stated that he departed his local airport to fly over to a private airstrip with the intention of conducting a touch and go landing before returning. He said he flew over the private airstrip, and noted that the winds were calm according to the windsock. He entered the downwind leg for runway 06. He pulled the power back to slow the airplane, and engaged the carburetor heat. The pilot stated that the engine started "missing and lost all pulling power but continued to run." When he attempted to increase power, the engine did not respond. He was unable to make the landing on the airstrip, and decided to make an emergency landing in a nearby wheat field. During the approach he banked the airplane to the left to avoid hitting a tree. The left wing hit the ground, and the airplane cart wheeled and came to rest inverted on the ground. The pilot did not report any flight control anomalies prior to the accident. Examination of the engine by an FAA inspector revealed no mechanical anomalies with the engine. ## Factual narrative On May 26, 2006 at 2000 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 150M, N66058, registered to and operated by a private individual as a 14 CFR part 91 personal flight, lost engine power during approach to land and collided with the ground, near Bishopville, South Carolina. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident and no flight plan was filed. The private pilot and pilot-rated passenger were not injured and the airplane received substantial damage. The flight originated from Hartsville Regional Airport (HVS), Hartsville, South Carolina on May 26, 2006 at 1930. The pilot stated that he departed HVS to fly over to a private strip, Mitchell Field, near Bishopville, with the intention of conducting a touch and go landing before returning to HVS. He flew over the private strip, and noted that the winds were calm according to the windsock. He entered the downwind leg for runway 06, and began to prepare the airplane for landing. He pulled the power back to slow the airplane down and engaged the carburetor heat. The pilot stated that the engine started "missing and lost all pulling power but continued to run". When he attempted to increase power the engine did not respond. He was unable to make the landing on the airstrip and decided to make an emergency landing in a nearby wheat field. During the approach he banked the airplane to the left to avoid hitting a tree. The left wing hit the ground, and the airplane cartwheeled and came to rest inverted on the ground. The pilot did not report any flight control anomalies prior to the accident. Examination of the engine by a FAA inspector revealed no mechanical anomalies were noted with the engine. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N66058](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66058-2013-04-30), registration cancelled 2013-04-30, S/N 15075806, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 150M - Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15075806 - Airframe hours: 7517 - Engines: Continental O-200 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Johnny Payne - Registered owner: Johnny Payne - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility - Last inspection: 100 hour, March 1, 2006, 50 hours before - Departed: HVS, HARTSVILLE, SC - Destination: 52J, BISHOPVILLE, SC - Airport: 52J, Lee County, runway 06, 3,200 × 60 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 37; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review January 1, 2006; seat: left; flight hours: 295 total, 83 in this make and model, 223 as pilot in command, 7 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 220° at 8 knots - Visibility: 7 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 20,000 ft broken - Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 64 °F - Altimeter: 29.77 inHg - Observed at: KSSC, 20 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 20060526012059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060526012059A), May 26, 2006: Cessna 150M, Bishopville, SC, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft was attempting to land when pilot stated the engine did not respond to power increase. Aircraft struck ground and came to rest in a wheat field.… 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. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.