# Accident 19990125000769A: Cessna 150H, Nemo, TX, January 25, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 1999
- Place: Nemo, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2801° N, 97.6401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2801&lon=-97.6401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N152PA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N152PA-2013-04-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990125000769A

## Narrative

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

ACFT STRUCK A FENCE ON GO AROUND WHILE DOING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.19)ON JANUARY 25, 1999, AT 1553 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME A CESSNA 150H, N152PA, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT STRUCK METAL FENCE POST DURING TOUCH AND GOES AT A PRIVATE GRASS AIRSTRIP NEAR NEMO, TEXAS.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PRIVATE PILOT UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91.  THE PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL PERSONAL FLIGHT AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.  LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND THE FAA INSPECTOR RESPONDING TO THE SITE FOUND THE AIRPLANE RESTING NOSE DOWN IN A GRAVEL PIT APPROXIAMTELY 1/4 MILE BEYOND THE FENCE BORDERING THE PRIVATE GRASS AIRSTRIP.  PAINT TRANSFER WAS OBSERVED ON THE FENCE IN THE AREA WHERE IT HAD BEEN REPAIRED PRIOR TO THE ARRIVAL OF THE FAA INSPECTOR.  THE ENGINE WAS SEPARATED FROM THE AIRFRAME AND THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, COCKPIT, AND EMPENNAGE SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.                                                   (-23)ON JANUARY 25, 1999, AT 1533 CST, A CESSNA 150-H, N152PA OWNED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^                               STRUCK A BARB WIRE FENCE W HILE TRYING TO LAND AFTER A PLEASURE FLIGHT WITH CLEAR WEATHER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEMOLISHED, THE PILOT WAS INJURED AND TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL.  THE PILOT HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM ^PRIVACY DA^ PRIVATE LANDING STRIP IN NEMO, TEXAS, ON JANUARY 25, 1999, AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 HRS. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## 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 FTW99LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA069), Jan 25, 1999: Cessna 150H (N152PA), Nemo, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to the obstructed fuel vent line and fuel cap vent.

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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