# NTSB MIA00LA076: Cessna 150L, N11567, Statesboro, GA, January 27, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: January 27, 2000, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC) - Place: Statesboro, GA - Coordinates: 32.439437, -81.769165 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4394&lon=-81.7692&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 4, 2000 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 48548 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA00LA076 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/48548/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA076 ## Probable cause The partial loss of engine power due to undetermined reasons and unsuitable terrain encountered by the pilot-in-command (CFI), during 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) - nonmechanical, takeoff - initial climb - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause) - In flight collision with terrain/water, emergency descent/landing - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - encountered, pilot in command(cfi) (cause) - terrain condition - swampy - stall - intentional, pilot in command(cfi) ## Analysis The student completed airwork then the flight proceeded to an airport near the departure airport to perform touch-and-go landings. The first approach and landing by the student were uneventful; full power was applied and a climb was initiated. At 100 feet agl, the CFI later reported that the engine began to run rough and lost power. The CFI took the controls from the student and landed on the runway. With insufficient runway remaining to stop and obstructions and downsloping terrain ahead, the CFI applied full power; the engine only partially responded. He then intentionally stalled the airplane into a marsh. Following recovery of the airplane and replacement of the damaged propeller and bypassing of an impact damaged fuel line, the engine was started in the presence of an FAA inspector and found to operate rough and backfire at 1,700 rpm. The engine was secured then started again and found to operate normally; no backfiring was noted at 1,700 rpm. ## Factual narrative On January 27, 2000, about 1630 eastern standard time, a Cessna 150L, N11567, registered to and operated by Carolina Flight Institute, Inc., collided with terrain during a forced landing shortly after takeoff from the Statesboro-Bulloch County Airport, Statesboro, Georgia. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight. The airplane was substantially damaged and the certified flight instructor (CFI) and student pilot were not injured. The flight originated about 1600, from the Plantation Airpark Airport, Sylvania, Georgia. The flight departed with full fuel tanks and the CFI stated that after takeoff, the student performed airwork then proceeded to the Statesboro Airport where the flight entered the traffic pattern to perform touch-and-go landings. The first approach and landing were uneventful; the student applied full power to takeoff. During the climb out about 100 feet above ground level, the engine began to run rough, backfire, and, "...we lost almost all our power." The CFI took the controls and verified that the mixture, carburetor heat, and throttle were full forward, applied full flaps, and landed on the runway. With insufficient runway remaining to stop the airplane and obstructions and a downsloping embankment ahead, the CFI applied full throttle; the engine only partially responded. He then intentionally stalled the airplane into a marsh where the airplane came to rest upright. After recovery of the airplane, the damaged propeller was removed and a serviceable propeller listed in the airplane type certificate data sheet was installed. An impact damaged fuel line at the gascolator was bypassed but the remainder of the fuel delivery system was used. The engine was started in the presence of an FAA inspector and was noted to run rough during engine warm-up. During the magneto check at 1,700 rpm, engine backfiring and loss of engine power was noted. The engine was then secured and started again. During the second run, no discrepancies were noted; the engine ran smooth at 1,700 rpm. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N11567](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11567-2018-01-09), registration cancelled 2018-01-09, S/N 15075527, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 150L - Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15075527 - Airframe hours: 7217 - Engines: Continental O-200A 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Carolina Flight Institute, Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, January 23, 2000, 2 hours before - Departed: JYL, SYLVANIA, GA - Destination: TBR - Airport: TBR, Statesboro-Bulloch County, runway 32, 5,502 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 31; commercial, airline transport, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: right; flight hours: 6,300 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 6,200 as pilot in command, 100 in the last 90 days, 30 in the last 30 days, 6 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: variable at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 45 °F, dew point 12 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: SAV, 35 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 20000127004569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000127004569A), Jan 27, 2000: Cessna 150L, Statesboro, GA, No damage. (-23) Aircraft performing "touch and goes". Engine lost power and aircraft landed approximately 150 feet from end of runway. An investigation determined the… ## Other investigations on N11567 (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 FTW92LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA065), Feb 2, 1992: Cessna 150L (N11567), Searcy, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO CARBURETOR ICE. THE CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS AND THE SOFT TERRAIN IN THE LANDING AREA WERE FACTORS. 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.