# Accident 19990316013829A: Cessna 150F, Fairbanks, AK, March 16, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1999, 11:30 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: QOFC
- Location: 64.8992° N, 148.1595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8992&lon=-148.1595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8620S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8620S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 112 total, 11 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC99LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990316013829A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON MARCH 16, 1999, ABOUT 1130 ALASKA STANDARD TIME, A WHEEL EQUIPPED CESSNA 150 AIRPLANE, N8620S, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING, ABOUT 40 MILES NORTHEAST OF FAIRBANKS, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER TITLE 14, CFR PART 91, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT AND THE ONE PASSENGER ABOARD WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE FAIRBANKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FAIRBANKS, ABOUT 1030. DURING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE, ON MARCH 16, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH, AND LOSE POWER. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER UNTIL ALTITUDE COULD NO LONGER BE MAINTAINED, AND THE PILOT SELECTED A FROZEN LAKE AS AN EMERGENCY LANDING SITE. HE SAID THAT AS THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN, DEEP SNOW PIVOTED THE AIRPLANE TO THE RIGHT, AND THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE SNOW. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS, FUSELAGE, AND ELEVATOR.                                                       (.4) THE PRIVATE PILOT RENTED THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE FROM A LOCAL FLIGHT SCHOOL. HE REPORTED THAT WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH, AND LOSE POWER. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER UNTIL ALTITUDE COULD NO LONGER BE MAINTAINED, AND THE PILOT SELECTED A FROZEN LAKE AS AN EMERGENCY LANDING SITE. HE SAID THAT AS THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN, DEEP SNOW PIVOTED THE AIRPLANE TO THE RIGHT, AND THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE SNOW. AN FAA INSPECTOR INTERVIEWED THE OWNER OF THE AIRPLANE ON THE FOLLOWING DAY. HE REPORTED THAT THE OWNER AND HIS MECHANIC TRAVELED TO THE ACCIDENT SITE IN ORDER TO RECOVER THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE. THE OWNER TOLD THE FAA INSPECTOR THAT UPON ARRIVAL AT THE ACCIDENT SITE, THE ENGINE PRIMER WAS FOUND IN THE UNLOCKED POSITION. HE ADDED THAT ONCE THE PRIMER WAS PLACED IN THE LOCKED POSITION, THE ENGINE WAS STARTED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS, FUSELAGE, AND ELEVATOR. DURING A SUBSEQUENT FOLLOW-UP TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE NTSB INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE, THE PILOT SAID THE AIRPLANE'S PRIMER WAS IN AND LOCKED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.                                                                                                 (-23)DURING A FLIGHT FROM FAIRBANKS, ALASKA, TO FT YUKON, ALASKA, MR. BOWMAN EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL POWER LOSS AT 400 RPM. MR. BOWMAN APPLIED CARBURETORHEAT AND THE POWER RETURNED TO NORMAL, AFTER A FEW MINUTES, HE EXPERIENCED A SECOND POWER LOSE AND APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT AGAIN.  THIS FAILED TO RESOLVE THE POWER LOSS MR. BOWMAN APPLIED FULL POWER WITH THE MIXTURE SET TO FULL RICH.  MR. BOWMAN CONTINUED TO LOSS POWER AND ELECTED TO MAKE A FORCED LANDING.

## 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 ANC99LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA034), Mar 16, 1999: Cessna 150 (N8620S), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for an undetermined reason.

## Other reports on N8620S (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19920208002399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920208002399A), Feb 8, 1992: Cessna 150F (N8620S), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. Student pilot on long shallow final touched down short of runway and collapsed nose gear.

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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