37.1077° N, 79.5925° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE (W91), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
February 1, 1987 · 20:00 local
Place
Moneta, VA
Airport
Smith Mountain Lake
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8296X
Reported as
Piper PA32301
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,000 total2,000 in this make and model
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Struck a snowbank on rollout. Runway lights were obscured by snowbanks on the sides of the runway.
As the FAA filed it
STRUCK A SNOWBANK ON ROLLOUT. RUNWAY LIGHTS WERE OBSCURED BY SNOWBANKS ON THE SIDES OF THE RUNWAY.