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| NTSB Identification: NYC00LA262. The docket is stored in the (offline) NTSB Imaging System. |
| Accident occurred Thursday, September 14, 2000 at SALEM, OH |
| Aircraft: Cessna 150L, registration: N10825 |
| Injuries: 1 Uninjured |
| Event: 20001212X22060 Status: Final Report Approved On Tuesday, May 08, 2001 |
| NTSB Preliminary Narrative (6120.19A) |
| On September 14, 2000, about 1230 Eastern Daylight Time, a Cessna 150L, N10825, was substantially damaged during a forced landing near |
| Salem, Ohio. The certificated private pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local personal flight. No flight plan |
| had been filed for the flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. |
| The pilot reported that prior to departure, he conducted a pre-flight examination of the airplane. During the examination, he drained fuel from both |
| fuel tanks and the main sump, and found no evidence of contamination. In addition, he performed an engine run up, which included checking the |
| magnetos and carburetor heat. A drop in engine RPM was observed when the carburetor heat was pulled on. |
| The departure was conducted on Runway 28. After becoming airborne and passing through an altitude of about 200 to 300 feet above the |
| ground, the engine began to run rough, but although the engine was running rough, it never totally lost power. As the airplane descended, the |
| pilot turned on the carburetor heat. There was no change in engine condition and he turned it off. The pilot said he felt that the engine might quit, |
| and tried to find a suitable area to land. |
| The pilot set up for a forced landing on a road, and flew the airplane under telephone lines. The right wing struck a power line pole, about 2 feet |
| from the tip of the wing. The airplane came to rest in a field adjacent to the road, about 1 mile from the departure end of runway 28. The pilot |
| reported the engine was still operating at low power, when it struck the pole. |
| An inspector from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reported that the wing spar on the right wing was broken, and the fuselage and |
| propeller were bent. Fuel was drained from both wings, the main sump, and the carburetor. No evidence of fuel contamination was found. |
| There was no blockage of air to the engine, and the carburetor heat control worked properly. The spark plugs and ignition harness were in |
| good condition, and spark was obtained from both magnetos. Additionally, the FAA inspector reported that he interviewed people who watched |
| the pilot perform an engine run-up, and then depart. During the engine run-up, they heard a reduction in power, which they equated with the |
| carburetor heat being turned on. |
| The pilot reported that he had owned the airplane for 20 years, and had always kept it hangared. He always filled the fuel tanks prior to placing |
| the airplane in the hangar. |
| The closest weather reporting station was Youngstown, Ohio, which was about 21 nautical miles away on a bearing of 030 degrees magnetic. |
| It reported a temperature of 21 C at 1151, and 22 C at 1251. The dew point was reported as 16 C at 1151, and 1251. |
| According to a carburetor icing probability chart from the FAA, the relative humidity was about 55 percent, and serious icing could develop at |
| glide power. |
| NTSB Final Narrative (6120.4) |
| The pilot reported that after takeoff while climbing through an altitude of 200-300 feet, the engine began to run rough, but never quit. There was |
| insufficient power to maintain altitude and he attempted a forced landing on a road. The right wing struck a telephone pole and the airplane came |
| to rest in field adjacent to the road. The pilot reported that he checked the carburetor heat prior to takeoff and observed a drop in engine rpm. |
| When the engine roughness developed, he applied carburetor heat and there was no change in engine condition, after which he turned it off. |
| Examination of the airplane by a FAA inspector found no evidence of contamination in the fuel system or blockage in the air intake system. Spark |
| was obtained from both magnetos. A check of the temperature/dew point from the closest station, 21 miles away revealed a relative humidity of |
| about 55 percent. |
| NTSB Probable Cause Narrative |
| A partial power loss for undetermined reasons. |
| Occurrences and Sequence of Events |
| Occurrence: 1, LOSS OF ENGINE POWER(PARTIAL) - NONMECHANICAL |
| Phase of Operation: TAKEOFF - INITIAL CLIMB |
| Sequence of Events for Occurrence Number: 1 |
| 1 ( Cause ) REASON FOR OCCURRENCE UNDETERMINED / / |
| Occurrence: 2, FORCED LANDING |
| Phase of Operation: DESCENT - EMERGENCY |
| Occurrence: 3, IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH OBJECT |
| Phase of Operation: EMERGENCY DESCENT/LANDING |
| Sequence of Events for Occurrence Number: 3 |
| 2 (Finding) OBJECT / POLE / (0) |
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