Cessna 150D N5920T

Summary

On 22 March 2009 at about 20:10 local time, a Cessna 150D registered N5920T was involved in an accident near Madison, Indiana, United States. One person was 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

22 March 2009 at 20:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Madison, Indiana, United States

Nearest airport

Madison Municipal Airport (IMS)

Coordinates

38.7600, -85.4647

Aircraft

Cessna 150D

Registration

N5920T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Madison → Madison

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN09CA232

Nobody was injured.

The loss of engine power due to the failure of the engine's muffler which melted and grounded the ignition P-lead wire.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During a local pleasure flight the pilot noticed that the engine oil temperature indication was rising. He reduced the throttle, and then smelled something and saw smoke coming from under the instrument panel. He opened the window to alleviate the smoke. About 3 to 4 minutes from the airport, the engine lost power and the pilot performed a forced landing to a golf course. The nose landing gear collapsed during the forced landing, resulting in substantial damage to the airplane's firewall. Examination of the airplane subsequent to the accident revealed that the aft portion of the muffler was separated from the assembly allowing hot exhaust gasses to enter the engine compartment. The magneto P-lead wire was melted and shorted to the airplane structure.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.