ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 387289
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| Date: | Wednesday 13 September 2000 |
| Time: | 08:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150H |
| Owner/operator: | Ontario Aviation Inc. |
| Registration: | N22237 |
| MSN: | 15068159 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6970 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ontario, OR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | (KONO) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft took off with between 1/4 and 1/2 fuel, and flew for about 30 to 45 minutes performing air work and touch-and-go landings before the accident. On the third touch-and-go takeoff, upon reaching the end of runway 32 at an altitude of 100 feet and airspeed of 65 to 70 knots, the aircraft's engine lost power. The instructor took control of the aircraft and attempted a forced landing in a mowed alfalfa field off the departure end of the runway. The instructor flared the aircraft slightly high and the nose dropped as the aircraft touched down, resulting in touchdown in a nose-low attitude that sheared the nose gear and supporting structure from the aircraft. In a post-accident examination of the aircraft, a total of 2.5 quarts of fuel was recovered from the aircraft's fuel system. The aircraft has a total fuel capacity of 26 gallons, of which 3.5 gallons are unusable.
Probable Cause: The pilot-in-command/flight instructor's failure to adequately refuel the aircraft, resulting in fuel exhaustion, and his subsequent high flare in a forced landing attempt, resulting in a stall and touchdown/impact on the nose gear.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA00LA176
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-May-2024 07:26 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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