19990117010699I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna STC150 · West Palm Beach, FL · January 17, 1999

Date
January 17, 1999 · 12:15 local
Place
West Palm Beach, FL
Airport
Palm Beach County Park Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
944OU
Reported as
Cessna STC150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
39 total37 in this make and model37 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Student pilot experienced engine trouble after completion of solo cross country. Pilot states carb heat on and before landing check accomplished when at approximately 300 ft. indicated engine quit. Pilot attempted restart engine sputtered and quit. Established best glide to runway 15 at lna. Aircraft struck chain link fence at approach end of runway and came torest with aft fuselage resting on fence. There was no injury to the pilot or anyone on the ground. Aircraft sustained minor damage to landing gear. Tanks were sumped and revealed only unusable fuel remaining. Greater than forecast winds aloft. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT EXPERIENCED ENGINE TROUBLE AFTER COMPLETION OF SOLO CROSS COUNTRY. PILOT STATES CARB HEAT ON AND BEFORE LANDING CHECK ACCOMPLISHED WHEN AT APPROXIMATELY 300 FT. INDICATED ENGINE QUIT. PILOT ATTEMPTED RESTART ENGINE SPUTTERED AND QUIT. ESTABLISHED BEST GLIDE TO RUNWAY 15 AT LNA. AIRCRAFT STRUCK CHAIN LINK FENCE AT APPROACH END OF RUNWAY AND CAME TOREST WITH AFT FUSELAGE RESTING ON FENCE. THERE WAS NO INJURY TO THE PILOT OR ANYONE ON THE GROUND. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO LANDING GEAR. TANKS WERE SUMPED AND REVEALED ONLY UNUSABLE FUEL REMAINING. GREATER THAN FORECAST WINDS ALOFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^