# Accident 19930219003079A: Piper PA32260, Hudson, NY, February 19, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1993, 20:00 local time
- Place: Hudson, NY
- Airport: Columbia County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2496° N, 73.7796° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2496&lon=-73.7796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N999HF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N999HF-1995-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,192 total, 50 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930219003079A

## Narrative

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

SLID INTO A SNOWBANK ON EDGE OF ICE COVERED RUNWAY. CTAF FAILED TO ADVISE PILOT OF RUNWAY CONDITIONS.

## 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 BFO93LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA031), Feb 20, 1993: Piper PA-32-260 (N999HF), Hudson, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, WHICH RESULTED IN AN ADVERTENT GROUND SWERVE. THE SNOWBANK WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

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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