# Accident 19990119007189A: Cessna 150C, Madison, WI, January 19, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1999
- Place: Madison, WI
- Airport: Morey Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1005° N, 89.5005° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1005&lon=-89.5005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1956Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150C
- Reported engine: AMTR O200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990119007189A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON JANUARY 19, 1999, AT 1940 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 150C, N1956Z, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT COLLIDED WITH A SNOWBANK DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE TAKING OFF FROM THE MOREY AIRPORT, MIDDLETON, WISCONSIN. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. (-23)ON JAN 19, 1999 AT 740 PM CST CESSNA 150C, N1956Z OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA O^ ON A VFR FLIGHT LOST POWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 30 AT MOREY FIELD, MIDDLETON, WI.  ^PRIVACY DA^ LANDED ON THE RUNWAY BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP ON THE REMAINING LENGTH, RAN OFF THE END ENDING UP IN A SNOW FILLED DEPRESSION. IN ADDITION TO NOSE GEAR DAMAGE THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED FIREWALL AND FORWARD FUSELAGE DAMAGE.  ^PRIVACY DA^ WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 CHI99LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA069), Jan 20, 1999: Cessna 150C (N1956Z), Middleton, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: inadequate aircraft preflight by the pilot and the ice in the fuel system. A factor associated with the accident was the ravine which the airplane contacted during the forced landing.

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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