# Accident 19990502004269A: Cessna 150L, Bonner Springs, KS, May 2, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1999, 16:00 local time
- Place: Bonner Springs, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0703° N, 94.9199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0703&lon=-94.9199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11143, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11143-2000-11-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990502004269A

## Narrative

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

ACFT CRASHED INTO A FIELD UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES. (-23) PIC ATTEMPTED TO LAND WITH A 14 KT QUARTERING TAILWIND ON UNIMPROVED GRASS STRIP ADJACENT TO AN RV PARK. FIRST 1/2 OF AVAILABLE LANDING AREA WAS UPHILL; THE REMAINDER WAS RELATIVELY LEVEL. AN UNSECURED AUTO PART WEIGHING APPROX. 5 LBS. WAS LAYING IN THE BAGGAGE AREA. PIC STATED THAT, AT TOUCHDOWN, THE A/C BOUNCED AND THE AUTO PART FLEW FORWARD, STRIKING THE HEADS OF BOTH OCCUPANTS AND MOMENTARILY DAZING THE PIC. A GO-AROUND WAS ATTEMPTED; HOWEVER, THE A/C'S LEFT WING STRUCK A TELEPHONE POLE, SHEARING THE WING OUTBOARD OF THE FUEL TANK. THE A/C THEN STRUCK TREES BEFORE IMPACTING THE GROUND IN A PASTURE.

## 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 CHI99LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA138), May 2, 1999: Cessna 150L (N11143), Bonner Springs, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to obtain sufficient altitude during the aborted landing to clear obstacles at the end of the field. Factors associated with the accident were poor preflight planning/preparation,…

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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