# NTSB DFW07CA044: Cessna 150M, N9364U, Eastland, TX, December 27, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: December 26, 2006, 18:30 local (Dec 27, 2006, 00:30 UTC) - Place: Eastland, TX - Coordinates: 32.413612, -98.809722 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4136&lon=-98.8097&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 25, 2007 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 65073 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DFW07CA044 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/65073/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA044 ## Probable cause The partial loss of engine power for an undetermined reason during cruise flight, which resulted in a forced landing and an overrun. A factor associated with the accident was the pilot's misjudged distance/speed while landing. ## Analysis The private pilot reported that during a cross-country flight, the engine rpm decreased and he applied carburetor heat. He kept the heat on for a period, and then turned it off after the rpm increased to 2500. The rpm dropped immediately to 1000 rpm, and went to 2000 rpm upon the reapplication of carburetor heat, but then decayed again. The pilot made an emergency landing at an airport, but overran the end of the runway and collided with trees. An inspection of the airplane by an FAA inspector disclosed that the carburetor heat control was not functioning properly, and that the engine fuel mixture arm was slipping on the mixture control cable. In his written report to the NTSB, the pilot indicated there were no mechanical issues with the airplane he was aware of that precipitated the accident. A carburetor icing probability chart indicated that temperature and humidity conditions in the vicinity of the accident were conducive to carburetor icing. ## Factual narrative The private pilot reported that during a cross-country flight, the engine rpm decreased and he applied carburetor heat. He kept the heat on for a period, and then turned it off after the rpm increased to 2500. The rpm dropped immediately to 1000 rpm, and went to 2000 rpm upon the reapplication of carburetor heat, but then decayed again. The pilot made an emergency landing at an airport, but overran the end of the runway and collided with trees. An inspection of the airplane by an FAA inspector disclosed that the carburetor heat control was not functioning properly, and that the engine fuel mixture arm was slipping on the mixture control cable. In his written report to the NTSB, the pilot indicated there were no mechanical issues with the airplane he was aware of that precipitated the accident. A carburetor icing probability chart indicated that temperature and humidity conditions in the vicinity of the accident were conducive to carburetor icing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power, cruise - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause) - Overrun, emergency landing - distance/speed - misjudged, pilot in command (contributing factor) - On ground/water collision with object, emergency landing - object - fence - object - tree(s) ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9364U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9364U-2021-03-06), registration cancelled 2021-03-06, S/N 15078313, built 1976 (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: 15078313 - Airframe hours: 8377 - Engines: Teledyne Continental O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Al Borghle Wael Shaher - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility - Last inspection: Annual, October 1, 2006 - Departed: FTW, FORT WORTH, TX - Destination: ABI, ABILENE, TX - Airport: ETN, Eastland Muni, runway 35, 4,020 × 60 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 25; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; last flight review December 1, 2006; flight hours: 116 total, 78 in this make and model, 36 as pilot in command, 97 in the last 90 days, 41 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night - Wind: 180° at 10 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 41 °F, dew point 30 °F - Altimeter: 29.84 inHg ## 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 20061226025939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061226025939A), Dec 26, 2006: Cessna 150M, Eastland, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] had passed his private pilot check only 13 days before the date of the accident. He and passenger [privacy data omitted]… From the NTSB's public API. 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