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BFO93LA056

1993-03-23 · CORRY, Pennsylvania, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 8G2

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN RUNWAY ALIGNMENT DURING THE LANDING ROLL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, THE PILOT'S LACK OF VISUAL CUES DUE TO THE RUNWAY LIGHTS BEING OBSCURED BY THE PLOWED SNOW, AND FAILURE OF AIRPORT PERSONNEL TO ISSUE A NOTAM.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT IT WAS A DARK NIGHT, AND HE WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS FROM THE RIGHT SEAT TOWARDS ATTAINING HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATE. HE STATED THAT HE MADE A NORMAL APPROACH AND TOUCHDOWN ON THE CENTERLINE, BUT DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A SNOWBANK OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PILOT REPORTEDLY HAD 1 HOUR OF DUAL FROM THE RIGHT SEAT. THE RUNWAY HAD BEEN PLOWED 70 FEET OF THE 75 FOOT WIDTH, WITH THE RUNWAY SURFACE GENERALLY BARE. THE PLOWED SNOW WAS APPROXIMATELY 4 TO 5 FEET HIGH, AND WAS PLACED BETWEEN THE EDGES OF THE RUNWAY AND THE ROW OF RUNWAY LIGHTS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1993_BFO93LA056.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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