# Accident 19990206001089A: Cessna 150L, Burnt Chimney, VA, February 6, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1999, 13:00 local time
- Place: Burnt Chimney, VA
- Airport: Burnt Chimney Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0796° N, 79.8992° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0796&lon=-79.8992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19186, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19186-2000-01-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 254 total, 254 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC99LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990206001089A

## Narrative

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

ACFT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD NEXT TO ROUTE 122 WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT THE BOWMAN ARPT, A GRASS STRIP. OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.4)THE PILOT OBSERVED THE WINDS TO BE FROM 250-260 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 20 KNOTS.  HE LANDED APPROXIMATELY 900 FEET BEYOND THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 6, A 1,800 FOOT LONG GRASS RUNWAY.  THE AIRPLANE FLOATED, AND IMPACTED TREES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 NYC99LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA054), Feb 6, 1999: Cessna 150 (N19186), Burnt Chimney, VA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to land on a short runway with a strong tailwind, and his failure to obtain a proper touchdown point.

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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