# Incident 19980724027179I: Cessna 150M, Fort Worth, TX, July 24, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1998, 19:10 local time
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Airport: Fort Worth Spinks Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5651° N, 97.3084° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT WORTH SPINKS (FWS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5651&lon=-97.3084&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18618, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18618) (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 150M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 315 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980724027179I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATES "2-3 LANDINGS WERE CONDUCTED PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. ON 3RD OR  4TH APPROACH, ENGINE SPUTTERED DURING POWER REDUCTION FOR BASE LEG, AND PROGRESSIVLEY LOST POWER DURING TURN TO FINAL. MANIPULATION OF ENGINE CONTROLS IMPROVED POWER SOMEWHAT, BUT OUTPUT WAS NEAR IDLE UNTIL INITIAL GROUND CONTACT. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED, AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON SECOND CONTACT.

## Other reports on N18618 (1)

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

- [Incident 19970602019129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970602019129I), Jun 2, 1997: Cessna 150L (N18618), Chickasha, OK. Lost partial power en route. Diverted. Compression check good. Engine ran normal. Continued flight to dfw.

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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