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FAA incident report · Piper PA-32-260 · Slatington, PA · February 21, 1978

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Date
February 21, 1978 · 20:00 local
Place
Slatington, PA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N15961
Reported as
Piper PA32260
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,200 total178 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N15961Registered now · Piper PA-32-260S/N 32-7300022 · Built 1973Airframe modelPiper PA-32-260Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot landed on an unplowed runway, damaged prop and nosegear in a snowbank.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LANDED ON AN UNPLOWED RUNWAY, DAMAGED PROP AND NOSEGEAR IN A SNOWBANK.