ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367312
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| Date: | Monday 12 March 1990 |
| Time: | 16:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150J |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5559G |
| MSN: | 15071059 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Graham, WA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Friday Harbor, WA |
| Yelm, WA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE EN ROUTE THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A RESTART WITHOUT SUCCESS. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE ON A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN BUT THEN BALLOONED AND TOUCHED DOWN A SECOND TIME ON ALL THREE LANDING GEAR. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRPLANE SLID TO A STOP. DURING A POST-CRASH EXAMINATION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FUEL TANKS CONTAINED ONLY UNUSEABLE FUEL.
Probable Cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION AND INADEQUATE REMEDIAL ACTION AFTER BOUNCING/BALLOONING DURING THE FORCED LANDING. THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION WAS A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA90LA051
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 April 1984 | N5559G | Private | 0 | Fort Ord, CA | |
sub |
| 20 February 2004 | N5559G | Private | 0 | Longview, WA | |
sub |
| Fuel exhaustion | ||||||
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Mar-2024 12:58 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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