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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-160 · Tunkhannock, PA · February 21, 1987

Date: February 21, 1987 · 21:30 local
Place: Tunkhannock, PA
Airport: Skyhaven
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3045Z
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC87LA092
Reported as: Piper PA22160
Reported engine: Lycoming O320A1A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 700 total700 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N3045ZRegistered now · Piper PA-22-160S/N 22-6999 · Built 1959 Airframe modelPiper PA-22-160 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Came in too low and struck a snowbank that blended into light fog and the twilight.

As the FAA filed it

CAME IN TOO LOW AND STRUCK A SNOWBANK THAT BLENDED INTO LIGHT FOG AND THE TWILIGHT.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB NYC87LA092Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTunkhannock, PAThe plt was lndg on a grass rwy with an access road bordering the apch end. Across the road from the rwy threshold, there was a pile of snow which previously had been plowed from the rwy. In reference to lndg at ngt, the plt stated, 'coming in on final, I…Feb 22, 1987 · Substantial damage