# Incident 19990117010699I: Cessna STC150, West Palm Beach, FL, January 17, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1999, 12:15 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach County Park Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5930° N, 80.0851° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PALM BEACH COUNTY PARK (LNA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5930&lon=-80.0851&mi=10
- Aircraft: 944OU (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC150
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 39 total, 37 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990117010699I

## Narrative

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

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^

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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