42.2752° N, 85.5885° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Kalamazoo, MI, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 4, 1978 · 13:30 local
Place
Kalamazoo, MI
Airport
Austin Lake
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N88935
Reported as
Cessna 150
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
165 total160 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot attempting to land short on a partially plowed (1500 ft) runway, landed short in snow. Made hard landing.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT ATTEMPTING TO LAND SHORT ON A PARTIALLY PLOWED (1500 FT) RUNWAY, LANDED SHORT IN SNOW. MADE HARD LANDING.