# NTSB ERA22LA002: Cessna 150, N7333A, Oxford, NC, October 3, 2021 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: October 3, 2021, 13:00 local (17:00 UTC) - Place: Oxford, NC - Coordinates: 36.361139, -78.529833 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3611&lon=-78.5298&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Maneuvering: Fuel contamination](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/193) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 104034 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA22LA002 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/104034/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA002 ## Probable cause A total loss of engine power due to fuel contamination. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Fluids: fuel](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071010): Aircraft › Fluids/misc hardware · Fluid condition (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna A150M, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071010/cases.md?model=2071831), [All aircraft, 1,695 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071010/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Maneuvering: Fuel contamination](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/193) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna A150M, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/193/sequence.md?model=2071831), [All aircraft, 225 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/193/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094); cases with it: [Cessna A150M, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=2071831), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md) ## Analysis The student had just initiated a practice emergency descent when the engine suddenly stopped producing power. The student turned the controls over to her flight instructor, who was unable to restart the engine and made a forced landing to a field. During the landing roll out the nosewheel collapsed and the airplane flipped over, which resulted in substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer. Post-accident examination of the engine revealed a clear gel-like substance in the airframe fuel filter bowl, carburetor bowl and carburetor finger screen. Rust-colored corrosion was also observed in the airframe fuel filter bowl and carburetor bowl. No other pre-accident discrepancies were noted with the engine that would have contributed to the loss of engine power. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N7333A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7333A-2023-06-17), registration cancelled 2023-06-17, S/N A1500720, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 150 (M) - Registry model: [Cessna A150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150m) (registry code 2071831) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: A1500720 - Year built: 1976 - Airframe hours: 3565.9 - Engines: Continental 0-200-A 100 hp reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Blue Angels Aviation LLC - Registered owner: Blue Angels Aviation LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, April 1, 2021 - Departed: RDU, Raleigh, NC - Destination: HNZ, Oxford, NC - Equipment: Stall warning system ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 25; injuries: none; commercial, private, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; last flight review October 21, 2021; seat: right; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 1,440 total, 18 in this make and model, 1,335 as pilot in command, 62 in the last 90 days, 46 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours - Student pilot; age 27; injuries: none; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 42 total, 16 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days, 15 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 210° at 11 knots, gusting 14 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 77 °F, dew point 63 °F - Altimeter: 30.06 inHg - Observed at: KHNZ - METAR: KHNZ 031655Z AUTO 21011G14KT 10SM CLR 25/17 A3006 ## 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 20211003017409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211003017409A), Oct 3, 2021: Cessna A150M, Oxford, NC, Substantial damage. As reported by pilot/flight instructor [privacy data omitted]on October 3, 2021 Cessna 150M, N7333A, was performing flight instruction near Oxford NC. A… 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.