# Accident 20110227002679A: Cessna A150M, Grass Valley, CA, February 27, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 2011, 12:50 local time
- Place: Grass Valley, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2211° N, 121.0019° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2211&lon=-121.0019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7951V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7951V-2013-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A150M (registry code 2071831, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150M
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 31,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110227002679A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING AT CLOSED AIRPORT WITH 2.5 FEET OF SNOW COVERING THE RUNWAY. AFTER 30 FEET THE AIRCRAFT OVERTURNED. PILOT UNINJURED. COUNCELED PILOT.

## 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 WPR11CA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA148), Feb 27, 2011: Cessna A150M (N7951V), Grass Valley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The aircraft's encounter with deep snow during the landing roll out. Contributing to the accident was the airport manager's failure to update the AWOS recording to reflect the closure of the 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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