# NTSB NYC01LA149: Cessna 150, N1525Q, Lincoln, ME, June 14, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 14, 2001, 13:00 local (17:00 UTC) - Place: Lincoln, ME - Coordinates: 45.359695, -68.500144 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3597&lon=-68.5001&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 17, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 52505 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC01LA149 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/52505/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA149 ## Probable cause A loss of engine power for an undetermined reason. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power, go-around (vfr) - reason for occurrence undetermined - Forced landing, descent - emergency - On ground/water collision with object, emergency landing - object - tree(s) ## Analysis While on final and approximately 600 feet agl, the student pilot decided that the airplane was not in a position to safely continue the approach. He initiated a go-around, selected the carburetor heat to "OFF," and applied full power. By the time the airplane was approximately half way down the runway, the pilot had retracted the flaps, and initiated a climb. A couple of seconds into the climb and without warning, the engine lost power. The pilot executed a forced landing, by making a 360 degree turn. The airplane touched down long, fast, and on the grass to the right of the runway. It then impacted some trees before coming to a stop. Examination of the airplane revealed that both fuel tanks had approximately 5 gallons of fuel. An engine run was then preformed. The engine started and ran smoothly. Engine rpm was limited to 1,200 because of propeller damage. A magneto check was preformed at 1,200 rpm, and engine rpm dropped approximately 100 rpm for both magnetos. After securing the engine, the fuel line between the gascolator and carburetor was disconnected, and the electric-driven fuel pump was activated. Initially, fuel was expelled a "normal" rate, but then slowed. The fuel flow then oscillated between "normal" and a reduced rate. The fuel screen was found absent of debris. The bowl contained fuel, and was also absent of debris or water. ## Factual narrative On June 14, 2001, about 1300 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 150, N1525Q, was substantially damaged during a forced landing at the Lincoln Regional Airport (LRG), Lincoln, Maine. The student pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the instructional flight that departed Millinocket, Maine, about 1245. No flight plan was filed, and the solo flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The pilot preflighted the airplane, and added about 5 gallons of automotive fuel. He estimated that before adding the fuel, the airplane had approximately a 50:50 ratio of 100LL to automotive fuel. After fueling, he let the airplane sit for about an hour before draining the fuel sumps. The fuel samples were blue in color, and absent of debris or water. The pilot then boarded the airplane, started the engine, and taxied short of the runway to perform the engine run-up checks. The pilot did not notice any anomalies when he checked the magnetos or carburetor heat. The pilot then departed Lincoln, and flew to Millinocket, Maine, to pickup his flight instructor. After landing, the instructor boarded, and the two completed a cross-country flight to Augusta, Maine. The pilot then flew his instructor from Augusta back to Millinocket, and then departed solo back to Lincoln, Maine. Once in the Lincoln area, the pilot maneuvered the airplane onto a left downwind to land on Runway 35. When the airplane was abeam the middle of the runway, the pilot selected the carburetor heat to "ON." Abeam the landing threshold, he reduced the engine rpm to 1,500, and selected 10 degrees of flaps. On final, he selected 20 degrees of flaps, and made a radio announcement on CTAF stating his intentions. The pilot added that since the airplane was a little higher than "normal" he increased the flaps to 30 degrees. While on final and approximately 600 feet agl, the pilot decided that the airplane was not in a position to safely continue the approach. He initiated a go-around, selected carburetor heat to "OFF," applied full power, and allowed the airplane to accelerate. By the time the airplane was approximately half way down the runway, the pilot had retracted the flaps, and initiated a climb. A couple of seconds into the climb and without warning, the engine lost power. The pilot surveyed the area, and decided to attempt a forced landing to Runway 35. He made a 360-degree turn to position the airplane for the forced landing. The airplane touched down "fast," about half way down the runway, and about 20 feet off to the right of the runway, on the grass. The pilot applied the brakes, but found them ineffective on grass. As the airplane approached a line of trees that were 2 to 4 inches in diameter and approximately 30 feet high, he pulled back on the yoke, and the airplane became airborne. The airplane went into the trees nose high, and came to a stop. The pilot noticed fuel running down the right door. He secured the electric and fuel systems, and then egressed via the left door. According to a mechanic that examined the airplane under the direction of a Federal Aviation Administration inspector, the airplane was removed from the woods intact. The left fuel tank was undamaged and had approximately 5 gallons of fuel in it. The right tank displayed some impact damaged and was leaking. The right tank also contained about 5 gallons of fuel. An engine run was then completed. During the first attempt to start the engine, it backfired, but then started and ran smoothly. Engine rpm was limited to 1,200 because of propeller damage. A magneto check was preformed at 1,200 rpm, and engine rpm dropped approximately 100 rpm for both magnetos. After securing the engine, the mechanic disconnected the fuel line between the gascolator and carburetor. He then activated the electric-driven fuel pump. Initially, fuel was expelled at what the mechanic classified a "normal" rate, but then slowed. With the pump functioning normally, the fuel flow oscillated between "normal" and a reduced rate. The gascolator was examined and the fuel screen was found absent of debris. The carburetor bowl was also examined. The bowl contained fuel, and was absent of debris or water. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1525Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1525Q-2017-04-07), registration cancelled 2017-04-07, S/N 15072825, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 150 - 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: 15072825 - Airframe hours: 4931 - Engines: Continental O-200A 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: James A. Wambolt - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, July 15, 2000, 38 hours before - Departed: MLT, MILLINOCKET, ME - Destination: LRG, Lincoln, ME - Airport: LRG, Lincoln Regional, runway 35, 2,804 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 52; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 42 total, 42 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days, 9 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: variable at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 86 °F, dew point 66 °F - Altimeter: 30.06 inHg - Observed at: BGR, 36 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 20010614026999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010614026999A), Jun 14, 2001: Cessna 150L, Lincoln, ME, Substantial damage. (-23) The aircraft started a normal traffic pattern from the downwind leg for rw 35 at Lincoln, ME. While on final approach, the pilot noted aircraft was too… From the NTSB's public API. 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