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NTSB Identification: CHI99LA069. The docket is stored in the (offline) NTSB Imaging System.

Accident occurred Tuesday, January 19, 1999 at MIDDLETON, WI

Aircraft: Cessna 150C, registration: N1956Z

Injuries: 1 Uninjured



Event: 20001204X00028 Status: Final Report Approved On Tuesday, May 08, 2001



NTSB Preliminary Narrative (6120.19A)



On January 19, 1999, at 1930 central standard time, a Cessna 150C, N1956Z, operated by a private pilot collided with a snowbank during a

forced landing following a loss of engine power while taking off from the Morey Airport, Middleton, Wisconsin. The pilot was not injured. The

airplane was substantially damaged. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan.

The flight was originating at the time of the accident.



The pilot reported that after takeoff at an altitude of 75 to 100 feet above the ground a loss of engine power occurred. The airplane was landed

in a snow covered field off the end of the runway. The airplane contacted a ravine and came to rest approximately 80 feet off the end of the

runway.



The airplane was examined by an inspector from the Federal Aviation Administration Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Flight Standards District Office. The

inspector reported that ice was found in the fuel system which resulted in the loss off engine power. The line leading to the fuel quick drain

contained six inches of ice near the valve. The airplane had been kept outside. The left fuel tank filler cap which was recessed was found

covered with ice.



NTSB Final Narrative (6120.4)



The pilot reported that after takeoff at an altitude of 75 to 100 Feet above the ground a loss of engine power occurred. The airplane was landed

in a snow covered field off the end of the runway where it contacted a ravine. An inspector from the Federal Aviation Administration examined

the airplane and the inspector reported that ice was found in the fuel system, which resulted in the loss off engine power. The line leading to

the fuel quick drains contained six inches of ice near the valve. The airplane had been kept outside. The left fuel tank filler cap, which was

recessed, was found covered with ice.



NTSB Probable Cause Narrative



inadequate aircraft preflight by the pilot and the ice in the fuel system. A factor associated with the accident was the ravine which the airplane

contacted during the forced landing.

Occurrences and Sequence of Events

Occurrence: 1, LOSS OF ENGINE POWER

Phase of Operation: TAKEOFF - INITIAL CLIMB



Sequence of Events for Occurrence Number: 1

1 ( Cause ) FUEL SYSTEM, LINE / ICE / (0)

2 ( Cause ) AIRCRAFT PREFLIGHT / INADEQUATE / PILOT IN COMMAND



Occurrence: 2, FORCED LANDING

Phase of Operation: EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER TAKEOFF



Occurrence: 3, ON GROUND/WATER ENCOUNTER WITH TERRAIN/WATER

Phase of Operation: LANDING - FLARE/TOUCHDOWN



Sequence of Events for Occurrence Number: 3

3 ( Factor ) TERRAIN CONDITIONS / RAVINE / (0)


 

 

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