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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150M · Tower, MN · November 20, 1998

Date
November 20, 1998 · 15:00 local
Place
Tower, MN
Airport
Tower Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N66314
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI99LA036
Reported as
Cessna 150M
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
38 total38 in this make and model38 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Acft struck a snow bank after landing (.19)on November 20, 1998, at 1500 central standard time (CST), a Cessna 150M, N66314, operated by a student pilot, sustained substantial damage when during landing it departed the left side of the runway and struck a snow bank. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being conducted under 14 CFR part 91. There was no flight plan on file. The student pilot reported no injuries. The cross-country flight originated at ely, Minnesota, and was en route to Tower, Minnesota. (-23) on third landing on runway 26, aircraft landed left of center line, drifted left due to ice on runway. Left main wheel hit plowed snow on edge of runway and aircraft turned into snow bank, stopping engine and tipping plane onto right wing. Right wing damaged, no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT STRUCK A SNOW BANK AFTER LANDING (.19)ON NOVEMBER 20, 1998, AT 1500 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME (CST), A CESSNA 150M, N66314, OPERATED BY A STUDENT PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN DURING LANDING IT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A SNOW BANK. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THERE WAS NO FLIGHT PLAN ON FILE. THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ELY, MINNESOTA, AND WAS EN ROUTE TO TOWER, MINNESOTA. (-23) ON THIRD LANDING ON RUNWAY 26, AIRCRAFT LANDED LEFT OF CENTER LINE, DRIFTED LEFT DUE TO ICE ON RUNWAY. LEFT MAIN WHEEL HIT PLOWED SNOW ON EDGE OF RUNWAY AND AIRCRAFT TURNED INTO SNOW BANK, STOPPING ENGINE AND TIPPING PLANE ONTO RIGHT WING. RIGHT WING DAMAGED, NO INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N66314 · 2

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