19880229004029A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-161 · West Dover, VT · February 29, 1988

Date
February 29, 1988 · 15:30 local
Place
West Dover, VT
Airport
Mount Snow Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N83459
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC88LA098
Reported as
Piper PA28161
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D3G
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
184 total29 in this make and model

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What happened

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Landed short of runway and hit a snowbank. Pilot reported windshear and severe downdraft on final,also rough engine

As the FAA filed it

LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY AND HIT A SNOWBANK. PILOT REPORTED WINDSHEAR AND SEVERE DOWNDRAFT ON FINAL,ALSO ROUGH ENGINE

NTSB investigation

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