# Accident 20030225035269A: Cessna 150J, Williamson, NY, February 25, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 2003, 11:50 local time
- Place: Williamson, NY
- Airport: Williamson-Sodus Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2347° N, 77.1203° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2347&lon=-77.1203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51126, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51126) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 123 total, 110 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD03LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD03LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030225035269A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A RUNWAY THAT WAS SNOW COVERED (2 TO 3 INCHES LIGHT FLUFF) WITH BLANKS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE RUNWAY ABOUT FOUR FOOT TALL. THIRTY FEET FROM THE START OF THE TAKE OFF ROLL THE PILOT HEARD A SPUTTERED IN THE ENGINE AND ADJUSTED THE FUEL, WHILE DOING THIS THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT BY 15 FEET. THE PILOT DID NOT MOVE BACK TO CENTER (RUNWAY BEING SNOW COVERED HE COULD NOT SEE CENTER LINE) BUT CONTINUED IN A STRAIGHT LINE DOWN THE RUNWAY ON HIS TAKE OFF ROLL. FROM THE TIRE TRAILS IN THE SNOW IT WAS SEEN THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVING SLIGHTLY TO LEFT ON A CONTINUING LINE AND AT APPROXIMATELY THE 1000 FOOT MARK THE LEFT TIRE ENTERED INTO THE SNOW BANK AND WITHIN 15 FEET OF ENTERING THE BANK THE AIRCRAFT PIVOT 90 DEGREES TO THE LEFT INTO THE SNOWBANK (MAINLY ICE). WHEN THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE BANK IT PITCHED UP AND FORWARD, DAMAGING THE PROPELLER, NOSE LANDING GEAR AND LEFT WING. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, PROPELLER BENT, ENGINE MOUNT BENT AND BROKEN, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND DRIVEN INTO THE FIREWALL, DAMAGING THE FIREWALL, RIGHT WING CAP DESTROYED, AND RIGHT WING SKINS ON THE INBOARD WING WERE BENT AND DEFORMED WHEN THE WING HIT THE BANK AND FLEXED.

## 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 IAD03LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD03LA034), Feb 25, 2003: Cessna 150J (N51126), Williamson, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain proper runway alignment during the takeoff roll. A factor was the snow-covered 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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