# Accident 19990703008239A: Cessna 150F, Fairbanks, AK, July 3, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: July 3, 1999, 20:47 local time - Place: Fairbanks, AK - Airport: Fairbanks International - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 64.9004° N, 148.1592° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.9004&lon=-148.1592&mi=10 - Aircraft: N7911F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7911F-2018-03-06) (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: AMTR O200 - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 1,305 total, 122 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC99LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA086) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990703008239A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ACFT CRASHED ON LANDING. (.19) ON JULY 3, 1999, ABOUT 2047 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A TAILWHEEL EQUIPPED CESSNA 150F AIRPLANE, N7911F, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE LANDING A THE FAIRBANKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FAIRBANKS, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) CROSS-COUNTRY PERSONAL FLIGHT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT/OWNER. THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT, AND THE SOLE PASENGER, WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE NORTHWAY AIRPORT, NORTHWAY, ALASKA, ABOUT 1815. DURING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD (NTSB) INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE (IIC), ON JULY 6, 1999, THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 01L. THE TOUCHDOWN AND BEGINNING OF THE LANDING ROLL WERE UNEVENTFUL UNTIL THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO VEER TO THE LEFT. HE APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER, LEFT AILERON, AND RIGHT BRAKE, BUT THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO TURN LEFT. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE PILOT SIAD THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OF THE AIRPLANE. AT 2053, A FAIRBANKS AVIATION ROUTINE WEATHER REPORT (METAAR WAS REPORTING IN PART: WIND, 310 DEGREES (TRUE) AT 11 KNOTS; VISIBILITY, 10 STATUTE ILES; CLOUDS AND SKY CONDITION, FEW AT 6,000 FEET, 11,000 FEET SCATTERED; TEMPERATURE, 82 DEGREES F; DEW POINT, 41 DEGREES F; ALTIMETER, 30.03 INHG. (.4)THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS LANDING A TAILWHEEL EQUIPPED AIRPLANE ON RUNWAY 01L. THE WIND WAS REPORTED TO BE FROM 283 DEGREES AT 11 KNOTS. THE TOUCHDOWN AND BEGINNING OF THE LANDING ROLL WERE UNEVENTFUL UNTIL THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO VEER TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER, LEFT AILERON, AND RIGHT BRAKE, BUT THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO TURN LEFT. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE PILOT SAID THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OF THE AIRPLANE. (-23)ON ROLLOUT, NOSE OF AIRCRAFT VEERED TO LEFT INTO WIND. HE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT WITH RUDDER AND BRAKE , BUT IT DIDN'T STOP THE TURN. THE LEFT WING LIFTED UP AND FULL AILERON WAS APPLIED ONTO THE WIND. THE RIGHT WING HIT THE RUNWAY AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING N ORMAL. SHUTDOWN AFTER THE GROUND LOOP. RIGHT WING BENT UP ABOUT 8 INCHES 3 FT INBOARD OF TIP. RIGHT GEAR BROKEN OFF, HORIZONTAL STABILIZER BENT ON RIGHT SIDE, PROPLELLER TIPS BENT. ## 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 ANC99LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA086), Jul 4, 1999: Cessna 150F (N7911F), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for a crosswind. Factors in the accident were a crosswind, and an inadvertent ground loop. ## Other reports on N7911F (3) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20120421009679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120421009679A), Apr 21, 2012: Cessna 150F (N7911F), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft departed rnwy 20R. Shortly after rotating, pitched steeply up followed by a stall then steep pitch down impacting the ground at about a 45 degree nose… - [Accident 19980117002509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980117002509A), Jan 17, 1998: Cessna STC150 (N7911F), San Carlos, CA, Substantial damage. Bounced. Seat slid back. Lost control of tail dragger. Left wing and gear damaged. (.4)the aircraft was modified by STC to a conventional landing gear… - [Incident 19790306009629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790306009629I), Mar 6, 1979: Cessna 150F (N7911F), Riverbank, CA. Aircraft ran out of gas on crosscountry flight. 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.