# Incident 19940116002489I: Piper PA24, Clarksburg, WV, January 16, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1994, 15:15 local time
- Place: Clarksburg, WV
- Airport: Benedum
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2703° N, 80.3618° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clarksburg, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2703&lon=-80.3618&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38147, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38147) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 60 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940116002489I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: MR. ALVIN CARL JANOVICH WAS PILOT IN COMMAND OF PIPER, PA-28, N38147 AND WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 3 AT BENEDUM FIELD, CLARKSBURG, WV. MR. JANOVICH STATED THAT HE APPLIED THE AIRCRAFT BRAKES ON PATCHY ICE WHICH CAUSED INCONSISTENT BRAKING AND LOSS OF CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A SNOWBANK AT THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO NOSE GEAR, LOWER ENGINE COWLING AND PROPELLER. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY THE PILOT OR HIS PASSENGER. THIS INCIDENT CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N38147 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19921226053489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921226053489I), Dec 26, 1992: Piper PA28140 (N38147), Waynesburg, PA, Minor damage. Student pilot lost directional control of aircraft on a touch and go landing. Veered off runway.
- [Accident 19910912039799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910912039799A), Sep 12, 1991: Piper PA28140 (N38147), Johnstown, PA, Substantial damage. On landing, aircraft hit a deer. (.4) the dual instructional flight was landing at night when a deer ran onto the runway. The airplane struck the deer and…

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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