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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Peoria, IL · February 9, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 9, 1975
Place
Peoria, IL · PEORIA, IL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N16178Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report March 7, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750209002019A
Case key
146872

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0161   75/2/9    PEORIA,IL           CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 17 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N16178              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOUNT HAWLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PEORIA,IL                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        REMARKS- PATCHES OF PACKED SNOW ON RUNWAY.PLT RETRACTING FLAPS ACFT VEERED L.

Aircraft

Registration
N16178
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mount Hawley

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N16178 · 2

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