# Incident 19861010067549I: Cessna 150L, Cortland, NY, October 10, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1986, 10:00 local time
- Place: Cortland, NY
- Airport: Chase
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6009° N, 76.1791° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cortland, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6009&lon=-76.1791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1277Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1277Q-2013-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 500 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861010067549I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT PULLED MIXTURE INSTEAD OF CARBURETOR HEAT ON FINAL. LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N1277Q (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20000206002469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000206002469I), Feb 6, 2000: Cessna 150L (N1277Q), Dundee, NY, Minor damage. On Sunday, February 6, 2000, at 1215 EST, a Cessna 150L, N1277Q, operated by Mr. Samuel dixion, a student pilot on a solo flight came to an unschedule stop,…
- [Accident 19821029055889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821029055889A), Oct 29, 1982: Cessna 150L (N1277Q), Watertown, NY, Substantial damage. Overshot approach to land. Over rotated on attempt to go around. Aircraft settled into trees.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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