ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 362385
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| Date: | Saturday 27 February 1993 |
| Time: | 18:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8958S |
| MSN: | 15062258 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3661 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Knoxville, PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Champ Field, PA |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE PLOWED ABOUT A 10 FOOT WIDE STRIP DOWN THE RUNWAY WHICH WAS SNOW COVERED. HE STATED DURING THE TAKEOFF GROUND RUN, THE LEFT WHEEL ENCOUNTERED SOME CRUSTY SNOW CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO PULL TO THE LEFT INTO DEEPER SNOW. THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED DOWN CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING. THE PILOT STATED IN THE SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS SECTION OF HIS REPORT, '...SHOULD HAVE PLOWED STRIP WIDER. SNOW WAS CRUSTY...WITH CONSIDERABLE DRAG.'
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PLOW THE RUNWAY ADEQUATELY.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB BFO93LA043
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 17-Mar-2024 20:51 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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