Cessna 150M N66058

Summary

On 27 May 2006 at about 00:00 local time, a Cessna 150M registered N66058, operated by Johnny Payne, was involved in an accident near Bishopville, South Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

27 May 2006 at 00:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Bishopville, South Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Lee County (52J)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 150M

Registration

N66058

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Johnny Payne

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hartsville → Bishopville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL06LA086

Nobody was injured.

The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons during the approach to land, which resulted in an off-airport emergency landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private certificated pilot stated that he departed his local airport to fly over to a private airstrip with the intention of conducting a touch and go landing before returning. He said he flew over the private airstrip, and noted that the winds were calm according to the windsock. He entered the downwind leg for runway 06. He pulled the power back to slow the airplane, and engaged the carburetor heat. The pilot stated that the engine started "missing and lost all pulling power but continued to run." When he attempted to increase power, the engine did not respond. He was unable to make the landing on the airstrip, and decided to make an emergency landing in a nearby wheat field. During the approach he banked the airplane to the left to avoid hitting a tree. The left wing hit the ground, and the airplane cart wheeled and came to rest inverted on the ground. The pilot did not report any flight control anomalies prior to the accident. Examination of the engine by an FAA inspector revealed no mechanical anomalies with the engine.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.