# NTSB MIA07LA028: Cessna 150K, N6069G, Cape Coral, FL, December 17, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: December 17, 2006, 06:15 local (11:15 UTC) - Place: Cape Coral, FL - Coordinates: 26.6, -81.967498 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6000&lon=-81.9675&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 27, 2007 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 65061 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA07LA028 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/65061/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07LA028 ## Probable cause The pilot's in-flight encounter with carburetor ice and inadequate remedial action which resulted in the engine ceasing to operate and a forced landing and damage to the airplane during the landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power, cruise - normal - remedial action - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - carburetor icing conditions - Forced landing, emergency descent/landing - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - sign ## Analysis The pilot stated that a few minutes after departing, while at 1,000 feet over the city of Cape Coral, Florida, he said he set the throttle to a cruise RPM of 2300, and within about a half minute the engine RPMs dropped to idle RPM. He said he activated the carburetor heat control and a few minutes later the engine ceased operating. He said he attempted to restart the engine, but it would not start, so he made a forced landing on the northbound lanes of a 4-laned street. During the landing rollout the right wing struck two road signs and the airplane veered, incurring damage. The 0630, Fort Myers (FMY), Florida, surface weather observation showed that the visibility was 1 and 3/4 statute miles, and the ceiling as 600 overcast. FAA records showed that the private-rated pilot/owner of the accident airplane did not possess an instrument rating. An FAA maintenance inspector responded to the accident scene, removed the engine cowling, and conducted an examination of the airplane. No anomalies were noted. In addition an FAA licensed mechanic conducted a detailed engine examination under FAA supervision, and no anomalies were noted. Review of carburetor icing probability charts show that at the time of the engine failure the flight was operating in conditions conductive to moderate icing during cruise power settings and serious icing during glide/descent power settings. ## Factual narrative On December 17, 2006, about 0615 eastern standard time, a Cessna 150K, N6069G, registered to and operated by a private individual, as a Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, made a forced landing to a road in Cape Coral, Florida. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The private-rated pilot was not injured, and the airplane incurred substantial damage. The flight originated in Fort Myers, Florida, the same day, about 0605. The pilot stated that he departed from Page Field, Fort Myers, Florida, for a VFR flight to Tallahassee, Florida, with a planned stop in Ocala, Florida. He said that he had gotten the weather report from DUATS and the ASOS. A few minutes after departing, while at 1,000 feet over the city of Cape Coral, Florida, he said he set the throttle to a cruise RPM of 2300, and within about a half minute the engine RPMs dropped to idle RPM. He said he activated the carburetor heat control and a few minutes later the engine ceased operating. He said he attempted to restart the engine but it would not start, so he made a forced landing on the northbound lanes of a 4-laned street. During the landing rollout the right wing struck two road signs and the airplane veered, incurring damage. The 0630, Fort Myers (FMY), Florida, surface weather observation showed that the visibility was 1 and 3/4 statute miles, and the ceiling as 600 overcast. FAA records showed that the private-rated pilot/owner of the accident airplane did not possess an instrument rating. On December 17, 2006, an FAA maintenance inspector responded to the accident scene, removed the engine cowling, and conducted an examination of the airplane. No anomalies were noted. In addition, on December 21, 2006, An FAA licensed mechanic conducted a detailed engine examination under FAA supervision, and no anomalies were noted. Review of carburetor icing probability charts show that at the time of the engine failure the flight was operating in conditions conductive to moderate icing during cruise power settings and serious icing during glide/descent power settings. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6069G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6069G-2013-04-25), registration cancelled 2013-04-25, S/N 15071569, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 150K - Registry model: [Cessna 150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (registry code 2071822) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15071569 - Airframe hours: 3611 - Engines: Continental O-200A 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Stanley R. Shaw - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility - Last inspection: Annual, April 1, 2006, 42 hours before - Departed: FMY, Fort Myers, FL - Destination: OCF, Ocala, FL ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 40; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review September 1, 2005; seat: left; flight hours: 188 total, 182 in this make and model, 118 as pilot in command, 7 in the last 90 days ## Weather - Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Night - Wind: 80° at 5 knots - Visibility: 1.75 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 600 ft overcast - Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 64 °F - Altimeter: 30.12 inHg - Observed at: FMY, 5 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 20061217026869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061217026869A), Dec 17, 2006: Cessna 150K, Cape Coral, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) On December 17, 2006 at 0605 a Cessna 150, N6069G registered owner the pilot [privacy data omitted] departed fort myers, Florida page field (fmy) under… ## Other investigations on N6069G (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 MIA75DLD51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DLD51), Jan 4, 1975: Cessna 150K (N6069G), Plymouth, FL, destroyed - [NTSB CHI72FEM35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEM35), Sep 30, 1971: Cessna 150K (N6069G), Bath, MI, 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. --- 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.