# Accident 19990625007699A: Cessna 150G, Fort Scott, KS, June 25, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: June 25, 1999, 12:05 local time - Place: Fort Scott, KS - Airport: Fort Scott Municipal Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 37.8300° N, 94.6990° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8300&lon=-94.6990&mi=10 - Aircraft: N2263J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2263J) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G - Reported engine: LYC O320E2D - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 655 total, 25 in this make and model - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA195) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990625007699A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE ACFT DURING A CROSSWIND LANDING, THE LEFT WHEEL LEFT THE RWY, THE WINGTIP STRUCK THE GROUND, AND THE ACFT NOSED OVER STOPPING INVERTED AND DAMAGING BOTH WINGS, THE VERTICAL STABILIZER, AND THE FUSELAGE, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.19)ON JUNE 25, 1999, AT 1205 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 150G, N2263J, OWNED AND PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT,, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER A LOSS OF CONTROL AND SUBSEQUENT NOSE OVER DURING A LANDING ROLLOUT ON RUNWAY 17 (4,400 FEET BY 74 FEET, DRY/ASPHALT) AT THE FORT SCOTT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, FORT SCOTT, KANSAS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AND WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED BUTLER MEMORIAL AIRPORT, BUTLER, MISSOURI AT 1140. (-23) DURING LANDING THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF OF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL DEPARTED THE PAVED RUNWAY THEN THE LEFT WING TIP CONTACTED THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT THEN FLIPPED FORWARD OVER THE PROPELLER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT AND THE PASSENGER WAS N OT INJURED. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE LEFT BRAKE HAD LOCKED UP DURING THE LANDING. (.4) ON LANDING ROLLOUT THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE, THE TIRES SUNK INTO SOFT TURF ON THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER COMING TO REST IN AN INVERTED POSITION. INSPECTION OF THE RUNWAY SURFACE REVEALED A SINGLE TIRE SKID MARK THAT INITIATED APPROXIMATELY 240 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD, 10 FEET LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE, AND FOLLOWED A LEFT CURVED PATH TERMINATING APPROXIMATELY 465 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD, 20 FEET LEFT OF THE RUNWAY EDGE. THE TIRE SKID MARK WAS APPROXIMATED 225 FEET LONG. INSPECTION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED NO MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WITH THE AIRCRAFT'S CONTROL AND THE BRAKE SYSTEMS. BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEELS WERE FREE MOVING AND THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS EXERCISED AND OPERATED WITHOUT ANY ANOMALOUS BEHAVIOR. ## 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 CHI99LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA195), Jun 25, 1999: Cessna 150G (N2263J), Fort Scott, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. A factor to the accident was the soft terrain condition. ## Other reports on N2263J (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 19931109042449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931109042449A), Nov 9, 1993: Cessna STC150 (N2263J), Neosho, MO, Substantial damage. Relatively unskilled in converted tailwheel 150. Lost directional control landing. Veered. Collapsed left 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.