# NTSB FTW02LA174: Cessna 150, N6249R, Fort Worth, TX, June 7, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 7, 2002, 17:40 local (22:40 UTC) - Place: Fort Worth, TX - Coordinates: 32.93111, -97.411666 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9311&lon=-97.4117&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (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): 54872 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW02LA174 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/54872/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54872 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA174 ## Probable cause the partial loss of engine power due to the mixture control rod separating from the carburetor. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power(partial) - mech failure/malf, takeoff - initial climb - mixture control - disconnected (cause) - Forced landing, emergency descent/landing - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - terrain condition - berm - terrain condition - none suitable (contributing factor) ## Analysis The airplane had just taken off and was climbing out when the engine started to lose rpm. The airplane continued to climb straight for a couple of hundred feet, then the pilot turned the airplane crosswind hoping to make it around the pattern and land. When the aircraft turned downwind it wasn't climbing, prompting the pilot to make a forced landing in a field. The airplane touched down, impacted a berm, bounced, then impacted the terrain a second time before coming to rest in an upright position. An examination by an FAA inspector revealed the mixture control rod was separated from the carburetor. ## Factual narrative On June 7, 2002, approximately 1740 central daylight time, a Cessna 150 single-engine airplane, N6249R, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain during a forced landing following a partial loss of engine power near Forth Worth, Texas. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot. The private pilot and his passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91personal flight. The flight originated from Hicks Airfield Airport, Fort Worth, at 1735. According to the Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report (NTSB Form 6120.1/2), the pilot had just taken off and was climbing out "when the engine started to lose some rpm." The engine continued to make 2,300 to 2,400 rpm and the airplane was climbing. The pilot stated the airplane climbed straight for a couple of hundred feet, then he turned crosswind. He was hoping to "make it around the pattern and land." He then reported "I turned downwind and was not climbing anymore, and there was a pretty good looking field and the rpm was dropping, so I opted to put down in that field." The airplane touched down, impacted a "hidden berm," bounced, then impacted the terrain a second time before coming to rest in an upright position. According to an FAA inspector, who responded to the accident site, the nose gear was folded aft, the engine mount was damaged, and the firewall sustained structural damage. The inspector also reported that the mixture control rod was found separated from the carburetor. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6249R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6249R), registered now, S/N 15061549, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 150 - Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15061549 - Airframe hours: 5678 - Engines: Continental O-200A 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Thomas W. Jones - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, May 23, 2002, 1 hours before - Departed: T67, Forth Worth, TX ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 58; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 313 total, 200 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: variable at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 91 °F, dew point 66 °F - Altimeter: 29.89 inHg - Observed at: AFW, 6 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 20020607016439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020607016439A), Jun 7, 2002: Cessna 150F, Fortworth, TX, No damage. (-23) On 06-07-2002, at 1745 CDT, a Cessna CE-150-F, registration number N6249R, owned by thomas w. jones, [privacy data omitted] , sustained substantial… ## Other investigations on N6249R (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 CHI71FDM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FDM05), Mar 17, 1971: Cessna 150 (N6249R), Superior, WI, substantial damage ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 10, 2002, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54872. 419 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 419 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40443363&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.