# NTSB FTW02LA153: Cessna 150M, N50XP, Godley, TX, May 17, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: May 16, 2002, 19:00 local (May 17, 2002, 00:00 UTC) - Place: Godley, TX - Coordinates: 32.354167, -97.062774 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3542&lon=-97.0628&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 1, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 54719 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW02LA153 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/54719/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54719 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA153 ## Probable cause the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the transmission wire during the precautionary landing. ## 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) - Forced landing, descent - emergency - In flight collision with object, landing - object - wire,transmission - clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (contributing factor) ## Analysis While in cruise flight, the airplane "experienced engine roughness." During a precautionary landing to a field, the airplane impacted a transmission wire. The airplane came to rest upright in the field with the nose landing gear separated, and the aft wing spars bent. The reason for the loss of engine power was not determined. ## Factual narrative On May 16, 2002, approximately 1900 central daylight time, a Cessna 150M single-engine airplane, N50XP, sustained substantial damage when it impacted a transmission wire during a precautionary landing to a field following a loss of engine power while in cruise flight near Godley, Texas. The private pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, was not injured. The airplane was registered to Delta Aeronautics Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, and operated by Delta Qualiflight, Fort Worth. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. The local flight departed the Fort Worth Mecham International Airport, Fort Worth, approximately 1800. The pilot reported that prior to departure from Fort Worth, he performed an engine run-up with no anomalies noted. Approximately 1.8 hours into the flight, the airplane "experienced engine roughness." During a precautionary landing to a field, the airplane impacted a transmission wire. An FAA inspector, who responded to the accident site, reported that the airplane came to rest upright in the field with the nose landing gear separated, and the aft wing spars bent. The fuel selector was found in the OFF position, the right fuel tank was approximately 1/2 full of fuel, and the left fuel tank was approximately 2/3 full of fuel. The FAA inspector rotated the engine crankshaft by hand; the engine crankshaft was free to rotate, and the engine accessories drive shafts were observed to rotate. The reason for the loss of engine power was not determined. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N50XP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50XP-2022-10-28), registration cancelled 2022-10-28, S/N 15077981, 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: 15077981 - Airframe hours: 6515 - Engines: Continental O-200-A 110 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Delta Qualiflight - Registered owner: Delta Aeronautics Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, February 23, 2002, 93.4 hours before - Departed: FTW, Fort Worth, TX ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 22; injuries: minor; private, foreign; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; last flight review May 6, 2002; seat: left; flight hours: 97 total, 22 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk - Wind: 120° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 9,000 ft broken - Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 70 °F - Altimeter: 29.84 inHg - Observed at: FTW ## 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 20020516038689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020516038689A), May 16, 2002: Cessna 150M, Cleburne, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 16, 2002, francis nyamor, was pilot in command of aircraft N50XP, a Cessna 150. Pilot stated that he was lost and became disoriented. He had filed… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 16, 2002, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54719. 589 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 589 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40436533&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF 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.