# Accident 19991119036629A: Cessna 150K, Phoenix, AZ, November 19, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: November 19, 1999, 09:23 local time - Place: Phoenix, AZ - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 33.4301° N, 112.0095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4301&lon=-112.0095&mi=10 - Aircraft: N6199G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6199G) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 150K (registry code 2071822, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K - Reported engine: LYC O320E2D - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 160 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA037) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991119036629A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19) ON NOVEMBER 19, 1999, ABOUT 0923 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 150K, N6199G, OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING ON A CITY STREET IN PHEONIX, ARIZONA. DURING ROLLOUT THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED A SIGN POLE AND A DIRT BERM. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. NEITHER THE PRIVATE PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE AIRPLANE OCCUPANT, NOR ANYONE ON THE GROUND WAS INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, AND ORIGINATED FROM MARANA, ARIZONA, ABOUT 0830. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HIS AIRPLANE HAD EVIDENTLY CONSUMED MORE FUEL THAN HE ANTICIPATED DURING THE HOUR-LONG FLIGHT. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WERE EXPERIENCED WITH HIS AIRPLANE, AND HE MADE A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING THE TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) COORDINATOR PERFORMED AN ON-SCENE EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE. NO FUEL WAS OBSERVED LEAKING FROM THE WING TANKS. THE COORDINATOR REPORTED THAT THE MINIMAL QUANTITY OF FUEL FOUND IN THE AIRPLANE'S FUEL TANKS A PPEARED TO BE IN THE AIRPLANE MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFIED UNUSABLE RANGE. (-23)THE PILOT DEPARTED THE AVRA VALLEY ARIZONA AIRPORT (E14) ENROUTE TO HIS HOME BASE AT THE GLENDALE ARIZONA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (GEU). APPROX. ONE (1) HOUR INTO THE FLIGHT THE A/C ENGINE EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER. HE SET UP FOR A LANDING ON A PAVED EAST/WEST ROAD. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL, HOWEVER, DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT THE A/C RIGHT WING STRUCK A CAUTION SIGN. THIS CAUSED THE A/C TO SPIN IN A CLOCKWISE DIRECTION. THE LEFT WING AND NOSE OF THE A/C THEN STRUCK A DIRT BURM LOCATED ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE ROAD. BOTH WINGTIPS WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE OPT OF BOTH WINGS NEAR THE COCKPIT WERE BUCKLED. ONE BLADE OF THE PROPELLER WAS SLIGHTLY BENT INWARD. NEITHER THE PILOT OR ANYONE ON THE GROUND WERE INJURED. END. (.4) ON NOVEMBER 19, 1999, ABOUT 0923 HOURS MST, A CESSNA 150K, N6199G, OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING ON A CITY STREET IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA. DURING ROLLOUT, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED A SIGN POLE AND A DIRT BERM. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. NEITHER THE PRIVATE PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE AIRPLANE OCCUPANT, NOR ANYONE ON THE GROUND WAS INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. IT ORIGINATED FROM MARANA, AZ. ABOUT 0830 WITH AN INTENDED DESTINATION OF GLENDALE, AZ. THE PILOT REPORTED TO THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD INVESTIGATOR THAT HIS AIRPLANE HAD EVIDENTLY CONSUMED MORE FUEL THAN HE ANTICIPATED DURING THE HOUR-LONG FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A 150-HP LYCOMING ENGINE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE MADE A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING THE TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) COORDINATOR PERFORMED AN ON-SCENE EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE, AND HE VERBALLY REPORTED THAT NO FUEL WAS OBSERVED LEAKING FROM THE WING TANKS. THE COORDINATOR ALSO REPORTED THAT THE MINIMAL QUANTITY OF FUEL FOUND IN THE AIRPLANE'S FUEL TANKS APPEARED TO BE IN THE AIRPLANE MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFIED USABLE RANGE. IN THE PILOT'S COMPLETED REPORT, HE INDICATED THAT NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WERE EXPERIENCED WITH HIS AIRPLANE. WHEN HE COMMENCED THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT, THE AIRPLANE'S FUEL TANKS CONTAINED APPROX. 8 GALLONS FUEL. ## 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 LAX00LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA037), Nov 19, 1999: Cessna 150K (N6199G), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's improper preflight planning, and failure to ensure that an adequate fuel supply was onboard the airplane. 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.