# Accident 19930102000109A: Piper PA28180, Philipsburg, PA, January 2, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 1993, 15:30 local time
- Place: Philipsburg, PA
- Airport: Mid State Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8909° N, 78.2092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8909&lon=-78.2092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15141, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15141) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 778 total, 53 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930102000109A

## Narrative

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

AFTER LANDING SAW SNOWBANKS ON RUNWAY. ON GO AROUND LEFT GEAR WAS SEVERED. NO NOTAMS OR CLOSED RUNWAY MARKINGS.

## 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 BFO93LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA017), Jan 2, 1993: Piper PA-28-180 (N15141), Philipsburg, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INADEQUATE REMOVAL OF SNOW FROM THE RUNWAYS BY AIRPORT PERSONNEL AND THE PROCEDURES/DIRECTIVES FOR AIRPORT SNOW REMOVAL NOT UNDERSTOOD.

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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