# Accident 19920208002399A: Cessna 150F, Fairbanks, AK, February 8, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1992, 15:08 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fairbanks International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8100° N, 147.7191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8100&lon=-147.7191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8620S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8620S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 137 total, 9 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920208002399A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT ON LONG SHALLOW FINAL TOUCHED DOWN SHORT OF RUNWAY AND COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC92LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA034), Feb 8, 1992: Cessna 150 (N8620S), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE ALTITUDE NECESSARY FOR TERRAIN CLEARANCE ON THE FINAL APPROACH. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE SNOWBANK AND THE DUSK LIGHTING CONDITIONS.

## Other reports on N8620S (1)

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

- [Accident 19990316013829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990316013829A), Mar 16, 1999: Cessna 150F (N8620S), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. (.19) On March 16, 1999, about 1130 Alaska standard time, a wheel equipped Cessna 150 airplane, N8620S, sustained substantial damage during an emergency…

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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