Cessna 150L N19298

Summary

On 23 September 2007 at about 23:15 local time, a Cessna 150L registered N19298 was involved in an accident near Woodland, Washington, 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

23 September 2007 at 23:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Woodland, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Woodland State Airport (W27)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 150L

Registration

N19298

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pearson → Pearson

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX07CA287

Nobody was injured.

a partial loss of engine power due to carburetor icing conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor noticed the engine was losing power and turned on the carburetor heat and increased the throttle to full power. After 30 seconds, there was no increase in engine performance and the instructor decided to conduct a forced landing into a field. Upon landing in the soft field, the nose gear collapsed and the airplane came to rest on its nose. The instructor reported no mechanical malfunctions with the airframe or engine and said she suspected carburetor ice. The instructor reported a broken layer of clouds at 2,800 feet msl. Also, she noted at 2,000 msl, the temperature was 60 degrees Fahrenheit with a relative humidity between 55 to 59 percent. The closest weather reporting station was noting a surface temperature of 66 degrees and a dew point of 41 degrees. According to a carburetor icing probability chart, these conditions were conducive for moderate icing at cruise power and serious icing at descent power.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.