# Incident 19780129004469I: Cessna 185D, Hagerstown, MD, January 29, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1978, 14:00 local time
- Place: Hagerstown, MD
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6380° N, 77.7233° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hagerstown, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6380&lon=-77.7233&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1557F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1557F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185D (registry code 2072812, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,257 total, 700 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780129004469I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK A PILE OF SNOW AS IT TURNED OFF RUNWAY. PILOT COULD NOT SEE OVER NOSE.

## Other reports on N1557F (1)

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

- [Accident 20200117011239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200117011239A), Jan 17, 2020: Cessna 185D (N1557F), Laytonsville, MD, Substantial damage. In reviewing the video available from the airport operator, about three seconds into the takeoff rollout, the aircraft veered hard to the left. Corrective…

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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