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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA44180T · South Lake Taho, CA · March 8, 1985

Date
March 8, 1985 · 19:10 local
Place
South Lake Taho, CA
Airport
South Lake Tahoe
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8278Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX85LA170
Reported as
Piper PA44180T
Reported engine
Lycoming TO360E1A6
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,725 total16 in this make and model32 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.

Started braking after touchdown to avoid fog layer moving across field. Aircraft skidded and ran into snowbank.

As the FAA filed it

STARTED BRAKING AFTER TOUCHDOWN TO AVOID FOG LAYER MOVING ACROSS FIELD. AIRCRAFT SKIDDED AND RAN INTO SNOWBANK.

NTSB investigation

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