19810115024099I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Coatesville, PA · January 15, 1981

Date
January 15, 1981 · 13:10 local
Place
Coatesville, PA
Airport
Chester
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2147N
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC81IA019
Reported as
Piper PA32300
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,997 total1,320 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Pilot lined up to one side of snow covered runway. During touchdown tore gear off on snow bank.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LINED UP TO ONE SIDE OF SNOW COVERED RUNWAY. DURING TOUCHDOWN TORE GEAR OFF ON SNOW BANK.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.