- Date
- March 20, 1983, 18:02 local (Mar 21, 1983, 02:02 UTC)
- Place
- Bremerton, WA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3355JCessna 150G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830320011389A
- Case key
- 39667
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The aircraft collided with a tree stump during a forced landing after the engine quit during entry into the traffic pattern. When the engine stopped the pilot felt he could not make the airport and chose a field to land in to avoid trees on the final approach to the airport. During the landing rollout, the acft hit a tree stump and nosed over. Investigation showed the right fuel tank was empty and the left tank contained about one gallon of fuel. The pilot said he thought the acft had long range fuel tanks. Those tanks provide about 12 more gallons of fuel. They were not installed in this acft. The accident acft had flown about 4 hours after it was returned.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3355J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15066055
- Airframe hours
- 8,045
- Engine
- Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Arvell Acuff
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 23, 1982 · 82 hours before
- Departed
- 5WA8 · Ocean Shores, WA
- Destination
- PWT · Brewerton, WA
- Airport
- PWT · Kitsap, runway 1, 4,992 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 100 total · 74 in this make and model · 65 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BFI, 25 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.