- Date
- January 28, 1985, 19:30 local (Jan 29, 1985, 01:30 UTC)
- Place
- Ottawa, KS
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8127FCessna 150F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850128002099A
- Case key
- 33908
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Sequence of events
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On ground/water collision with object
Loss of control - on ground/water
Aborted takeoff - not performed
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - snowbank
Analysis
Right main gear struck an object during takeoff ground run. Plt aborted the takeoff. Acft veered to the right and impacted a snowbank which paralled the side of the rwy. The arpt operator reported that there was snow knocked onto the rwy 5O to 100 ft prior to where the acft contacted the snowbank.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8127F
- Reported as
- Cessna 150F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15064227
- Airframe hours
- 4,467
- Engine
- Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Anderson Co. Flying Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 9, 1984 · 92 hours before
- Departed
- 30T · Ottawa, KS
- Destination
- K68 · Garnett, KS
- Airport
- 30T · Ottawa Muni, runway 35, 3,400 × 50 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 64
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 474 total · 202 in this make and model · 421 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- IXD, 30 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.