# Accident 19990724009489A: Cessna 150L, Omaha, NE, July 24, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: July 24, 1999, 03:25 local time - Place: Omaha, NE - Airport: Eppley Airfield - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 41.3032° N, 95.8941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EPPLEY AIRFIELD (OMA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3032&lon=-95.8941&mi=10 - Aircraft: N19222, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19222-2013-07-16) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L - Reported engine: CONT O200A - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 320 in this make and model, 102 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA201) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990724009489A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. 19222 CALLED DAB AT 0724Z WITH MAYDAY ENGINE FAILURE, TWO SERIOUS INJURIES.(-23) DAYTONA TOWER HAD OBSERVED A VFR RADAR TARGET FOR ABOUT 20 OR 30 MINUTES IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT ORMOND BEACH (OMN). AT 0724Z (0324LCL) DAYTONA RECEIVED A "MAYDAY ENGINE FAILURE" CALL FROM N19222 AT ORMOND BEACH. THE AIRCRAFT DISAPPEARED FROM RADAR AT 0725Z. INVESTIGATION AT THE SITE REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT DID HAVE FUEL. AN FAA MAINTENANCE INSPECTOR OBSERVED THE ENGINE TEARDOWN. #2 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE WAS STUCK OPEN. IT APPEARS THAT ALL PARTS WERE THE CORRECT PARTS AND WERE PROPERLY INSTALLED. THERE WERE SOME INCONCLUSIVE SIGNS OF CARBUERATOR ICE. IT APPEARS THAT THE ENGINE HAD STOPPED. (-4)AT 0324, A 'MAYDAY' CALL WAS MADE BY ONE OF THE TWO PILOTS. THE FLIGHT HAD BEEN FLYING FOR AN UNKNOWN PERIOD OF TIME, AND WAS IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN WHEN THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT PUT THE AIRPLANE DOWN ON A ROAD ADJACENT TO A MALL ABOUT 1/2 MILE SOUTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND AND NOSED OVER. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THAT FUEL WAS PRESENT IN THE FUEL TANKS. THE ENGINE EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE NO. 2 EXHAUST VALVE WAS STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION WHICH CAUSED A LOSS OF POWER. FURTHER EXAMINATION OF THE CYLINDER REVEALED NO DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND IN THE VALVE STEM, VALVE GUIDE SIZE, OR PART NUMBERS. NEITHER CREWMEMBER GAVE THEIR VERSION OF THE ACCIDENT OR MADE ANY STATEMENTS. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR SUFFERED A HEAD INJURY AND COULD NOT REMEMBER THE ACCIDENT. THE STUDENT PILOT REFUSED TO SPEAK WITH THE INVESTIGATORS AND RETURNED TO HIS HOME IN ENGLAND A FEW DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDENT. ## 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 MIA99LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA201), Jul 24, 1999: Cessna 150L (N19222), Ormond Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power due to a stuck exhaust valve which resulted in a forced landing, the subsequent impact with the ground, and nose over. ## Other reports on N19222 (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19931219049779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931219049779I), Dec 19, 1993: Cessna 150L (N19222), Palatkia, FL. Student became lost on solo crosscountry. Fuel exhaustion. Forced landing in industrial park. 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.