# Incident 19971116046339I: Cessna 150F, Pearland, TX, November 16, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 1997, 15:50 local time
- Place: Pearland, TX
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5636° N, 95.2860° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pearland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5636&lon=-95.2860&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6989F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: AMTR O200
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 68 total, 5 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971116046339I

## Narrative

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

(-23) N6989F, LOST PARTIAL POWER AFTER TURNING SOUTHBOUND AFTER T/0 RWY 04 AT HOU. STUDENT PILOT INITIATED A TURN BACK TOWARD HOU, BUT THEN TOTAL POWER LOSS RESULTED, PROPELLERS REMAINED WINDMILLING. STUDENT PILOT PICKED OUT A LANDING AREA (GRASSY FIELD) AND LANDED THE AIRPLANE WITHOUT CAUSING ANY AIRCRAFT DAMAGE OR PERSONAL INJURY.  INVESTIGATION REVEALED FUEL IN TANKS.  OWNER HAS STARTED AIRCRAFT AND HAD A CERTIFIED MECHANIC CHECK THE ENGINE AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS.  A LOGBOOK ENTRY HAS BEEN MADE, CERTIFYING SAFE FOR FLIGHT.  OWNER WILL FLY OUT OF FIELD.

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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