# Accident 19930301004089A: Cessna 182Q, Gettysburg, PA, March 1, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1993, 11:30 local time
- Place: Gettysburg, PA
- Airport: Doersom Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8297° N, 77.2304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8297&lon=-77.2304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95747, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N95747) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,450 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 69 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930301004089A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON UNPLOWED SNOW COVERED RUNWAY. WHEELS BROKE SNOW  CRUST. NOSED OVER. FIELD NOTAM CLOSED DUE SNOW ON RUNWAY

## 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 BFO93LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA037), Mar 1, 1993: Cessna 182Q (N95747), Gettysburg, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE IN-FLIGHT DECISION TO LAND ON THE SNOW COVERED RUNWAY THAT WAS NOT CURRENTLY MAINTAINED. CONTRIBUTING TO THE PILOT'S DECISION WAS THE INADEQUATE REPORT OF THE RUNWAY'S…

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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