# Accident 19990809011239A: Cessna 150M, Perry, IA, August 9, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1999, 16:45 local time
- Place: Perry, IA
- Airport: Perry Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8400° N, 94.0899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8400&lon=-94.0899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66271, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66271) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA281) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990809011239A

## Narrative

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

AIRSPEED TOO LOW, APPLIED POWER, LOWERED NOSE, BOUNCED, VEERED OFF TO LEFT INTO SOYBEAN FIELD. (-23) PILOT WAS PRACTICING LANDINGS AT PERRY, IOWA. ON SECOND LANDING ATTEMPT AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD LANDING CAUSING NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSE. UPON INPSECTION THE AIRCRAFT HAD WRINKLE IN L/H WING ARMPIT. NOSE GEAR BROKE OFF AND ENGINE FIREWALL WAS DAMAGED.

## 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 CHI99LA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA281), Aug 9, 1999: Cessna 150M (N66271), Perry, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions which resulted in her failure to maintain control of the airplane. A factor associated with the accident was the gusty crosswind…

## Other reports on N66271 (2)

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

- [Incident 19951201046059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951201046059I), Dec 1, 1995: Cessna 150M (N66271), Pella, IA. Narrative: on 12/1/95, N66271 departed joliet park district airport (jot) at 1500 CST enroute to des moines, Iowa (dsm). The aircraft was fueled at jot with…
- [Incident 19780503031729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780503031729I), May 3, 1978: Cessna 150 (N66271), Diagonal, IA. Forced landing after engine quit due to fuel starvation.

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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