Sky Manor Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Pittstown, New Jersey 08867
Wednesday, August 20, 2014 20:00 EDT

On August 20, 2014, about 2000 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 150G, N2466J, was substantially damaged during a forced landing while approaching Sky Manor Airport (N40), Pittstown, New Jersey. The private pilot was not injured. There was no flight plan for the flight, which originated at Princeton Airport (39N), Princeton, New Jersey. The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. According to the pilot, he flew from N40 to 39N earlier in the day, then later back to N40 at an altitude of about 1,500 above ground level. When he preflighted the airplane at N40, sumping both fuel tanks resulted in about 2 inches of water in a "standard" sump tube. The pilot also noted an additional ¼ inch of water after adding 8 gallons of fuel before departing for 39N. At 39N he noted another ½ inch of water after adding 5 more gallons. The pilot also stated that when he entered the downwind leg at N40 for runway 25, he applied carburetor heat and 10 degrees flaps. When he turned the airplane onto the base leg, he noticed an "unusually" low airspeed. The engine did not respond to throttle adjustments, so the pilot secured the carburetor heat, which had no effect. He then turned the airplane on to the final approach, and the propeller stopped. The pilot saw high tension lines, pulled back on the yoke, and the airplane just barely cleared the lines. The airspeed then decayed to the point where the airplane could not reach the runway, so the pilot turned it to the left and landed it aligned with rows in a cornfield.

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