# Incident 19881216065159I: Cessna A150K, Knoxville, TN, December 16, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1988, 17:25 local time
- Place: Knoxville, TN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9606° N, 83.9207° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Knoxville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9606&lon=-83.9207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8303M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8303M-2018-01-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A150K (registry code 2071824, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150K
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 76 total, 72 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881216065159I

## Narrative

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

ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. STRUCK A BALE OF HAY DURING A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ROLLOUT. SUSPECT CARBURETOR ICE.

## Other reports on N8303M (1)

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

- [Incident 19990628016169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990628016169I), Jun 28, 1999: Cessna A150K (N8303M), Knoxville, TN, Minor damage. Report received by telephone from william humphries [privacy data omitted]. Stated that Mr. Hodge was practicing takeoffs and landing as a solo student and…

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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