# Accident 19930227050889A: Cessna 150F, Knoxville, PA, February 27, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1993, 16:00 local time
- Place: Knoxville, PA
- Airport: Champ Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7396° N, 77.2991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7396&lon=-77.2991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8958S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8958S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 678 total, 675 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930227050889A

## Narrative

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

PLOWED TEN FOOT WIDE STRIP IN SNOW COVERED RUNWAY. LEFT WHEEL HIT CRUSTY SNOW ON EDGE ON TAKEOFF. STRUCK SNOWBANK.

## 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 BFO93LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA043), Feb 27, 1993: Cessna 150 (N8958S), Knoxville, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PLOW THE RUNWAY ADEQUATELY.

## Other reports on N8958S (1)

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

- [Accident 19820320009549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820320009549A), Mar 20, 1982: Cessna 150F (N8958S), Cottonwood Fall, KS, Substantial damage. Misjudged wind. Tried to take off downwind. Hit soft spot, struck fence at end of runway.

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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