19940114000409A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA23150 · Dowagiac, MI · January 14, 1994

Date
January 14, 1994 · 07:45 local
Place
Dowagiac, MI
Airport
Dowagiac Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1346P
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI94LA064
Reported as
Piper PA23150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
240 total63 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Tried to depart snow and ice covered runway in snow storm. Veered into snowbank runway edge. Failed to timely abort

As the FAA filed it

TRIED TO DEPART SNOW AND ICE COVERED RUNWAY IN SNOW STORM. VEERED INTO SNOWBANK RUNWAY EDGE. FAILED TO TIMELY ABORT

NTSB investigation

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