# NTSB FTW84LA177: Cessna 150F, N8222S, Pearland, TX, March 26, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 26, 1984, 14:15 local (20:15 UTC)
- Place: Pearland, TX
- Coordinates: 29.550069, -95.269546 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5501&lon=-95.2695&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: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 21291
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW84LA177
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/21291/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA177

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power, takeoff - initial climb
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- In flight collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - fence (contributing factor)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven

## Analysis

DURING TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AT ABOUT 150 FEET AGL WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLIMBING. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD 1/2 MILE FROM THE AIRPORT. THE ENGINE WAS LATER TEST RUN AND NO MALFUNCTONS NOTED THAT WOULD ACCOUNT FOR THE POWER LOSS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8222S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8222S-2013-02-27), registration cancelled 2013-02-27, S/N 15061822, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- 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: 15061822
- Engines: Continental O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Robert H. Thomson
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, September 21, 1983, 47 hours before
- Departed: T29, PEARLAND, TX
- Destination: HOUSTON, TX
- Airport: T29, Pearland

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 64; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, expired; seat: left; flight hours: 5,109 total, 25 in this make and model, 5,100 as pilot in command, 2 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 160° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 2,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 64 °F

## 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 19840326007589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840326007589A), Mar 26, 1984: Cessna 150F, Pearland, TX, Substantial damage. Engine lost power shortly after takeoff, crash occurred during emergency landing. No cause for failure found.

## Other investigations on N8222S (2)

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 LAX69D0195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0195), Nov 16, 1968: Cessna 150 (N8222S), Long Beach, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX68F0328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68F0328), Mar 15, 1968: Cessna 150 (N8222S), Lakewood, CA, substantial damage

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.

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