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November 26, 1998 · Cessna 150F · N3060X

New Brockton, AL

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
November 26, 1998
Injury Outcomes
1 injury (1 minor injury), 1 uninjured
Location
New Brockton, AL
Aircraft
Cessna 150F
Tail Number
N3060X
Injuries
Minor
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
MIA99LA037

The pilot said that when he arrived at the airplane, he checked the fuel, and found 'around 12 or 13 gallons' of fuel in the tanks. He took off and flew for 'around 30 minutes.' He returned to the airport, landed and checked his fuel before taking off again. This time when he checked fuel he said there was 'around 8 to 9 gallons' of fuel in the tanks. He took off again with a different passenger, and flew for 'around 15 minutes.' Again he returned to the airport, landed, and checked his fuel. This time he said, '...the fuel tanks had a little more than quarter of tank of fuel (between 5 to 6 gallons.' He took off again with a third passenger, and was heading west, when he said 'the engine quite running.' He said, '...I tried to restart the engine and failed. I then scanned the area for a safe place to land...I found a field that was about 2 miles from were the engine quit. By the time I got to the field I was at tree top level...the field was just plowed, when the wheels touched down the nose gear stuck in the dirt and caused the airplane to flip over.' According to the FAA the pilot received the airplane with the tank 1/2 full of fuel, and could not purchase fuel, because of the Thanksgiving holiday. He flew some passengers around the local area for an unknown number of hours, and on the third flight, the airplane's engine failed. He completed a forced landing in a field and the airplane nosed over. Examination of the wreckage revealed no fuel in either of the airplane's fuel tanks or on the ground. The fuel tanks and fuel lines were not breached. The FAA report stated that the pilot, '...miscalculated his fuel causing the engine to stop and necessitating an emergency landing in a field.'

NTSB Probable Cause

the pilot's failure to perform fuel consumption calculations for the flight, resulting in a total power failure due to fuel exhaustion, and subsequent forced landing in soft terrain. Contributing factors in this accident were inadequate pre-flight planning and preparation.

Full Narrative

On November 26, 1998, about 1615 central standard time, a Cessna 150F, N3060X, registered to a private individual, nosed over during a forced landing, near New Brockton, Alabama. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. The airplane was substantially damaged. The private pilot reported minor injuries, and one passenger reported no injuries. The flight originated at 1530, from Enterprise, Alabama. The pilot said that when he arrived at the airplane, he checked the fuel, and found "around 12 or 13 gallons" of fuel in the tanks. He took off and flew for "around 30 minutes." He returned to the airport, landed and checked his fuel before taking off again. This time when he checked fuel he said there was "around 8 to 9 gallons" of fuel in the tanks. He took off again with a different passenger, and flew for "around 15 minutes." Again he returned to the airport, landed, and checked his fuel. This time he said, "...the fuel tanks had a little more than quarter of tank of fuel (between 5 to 6 gallons." He took off again with a third passenger, and was heading west, when he said "the engine quit running." He said, "...I tried to restart the engine and failed. I then scanned the area for a safe place to land...I found a field that was about 2 miles from were the engine quit. By the time I got to the field I was at tree top level...the field was just plowed, when the wheels touched down the nose gear stuck in the dirt and caused the airplane to flip over." According to the FAA, the pilot received the airplane with the tank 1/2 full of fuel, and could not purchase fuel, because of the Thanksgiving holiday. He flew some passengers around the local area for an unknown number of hours, and on the third flight, the airplane's engine failed. He completed a forced landing in a field and the airplane nosed over. Examination of the wreckage revealed no fuel in either of the airplane's fuel tanks or on the ground. The fuel tanks and fuel lines were not breached. The FAA report stated that the pilot, "...miscalculated his fuel causing the engine to stop and necessitating an emergency landing in a field."

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time16:15 CST
Nearest Airport0nm
Runway0
Flight Plan FiledNone
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftCessna 150F
Tail NumberN3060X
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsContinental · O-200A · Reciprocating · 100
Seats2

People & Injuries

Injury Summary1 injury (1 minor injury), 1 uninjured
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor1
Uninjured1
Total2
Crew 1Age 34 · Third Class

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
Wind350° @ 3 kt
Visibility7 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point70 F / 54
Altimeter30.00 inHg
Observation Time22:55
Weather SourceWFAC

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