# Accident 19930128001109A: Piper PA23250, West Dover, VT, January 28, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1993, 21:35 local time
- Place: West Dover, VT
- Airport: Mount Snow Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9271° N, 72.8657° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9271&lon=-72.8657&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40586, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40586-1996-02-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930128001109A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON PATCHY ICE COVERED RUNWAY ON TAKEOFF. STRUCK ICE BANK ON EDGE OF RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC93LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA056), Jan 29, 1993: Piper PA-23-250 (N40586), West Dover, VT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF, AND HIS INADEQUATE REMEDIAL ACTIONS, RESULTING IN A COLLISION WITH A SNOWBANK. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE ICE COVERED…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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