19921214050099A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Danbury, CT · December 14, 1992

Date
December 14, 1992 · 08:14 local
Place
Danbury, CT
Airport
Danbury Municipal
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2131J
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC93LA043
Reported as
Piper PA28181
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4M
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
217 total

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What happened

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

Struck snowbank while taxiing for takeoff. Taxiway not fully plowed in width with large chunks of snow.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK SNOWBANK WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF. TAXIWAY NOT FULLY PLOWED IN WIDTH WITH LARGE CHUNKS OF SNOW.

NTSB investigation

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