# Incident 19940122007719I: Piper PA28181, Jeannette, PA, January 22, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 1994, 15:00 local time
- Place: Jeannette, PA
- Airport: Boquet Airpark Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3278° N, 79.6139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jeannette, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3278&lon=-79.6139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8114A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8114A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940122007719I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND, A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) WROTE, "THE STUDENT PILOT IS A QUALIFIED SOLO PILOT IN THIS AIRCRAFT. THE LESSON PLAN FOR THIS DAY WAS RADIO NAVIGATION TO BOQUET AIRPORT, USING RADIAL CROSSCHECKS. THE STUDENT INITIATED THE LANDING UPON ARRIVAL AND WHILE ROLLING OUT, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUCK A SMALL PILE OF SNOW CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER TO THE LEFT, WHERE UPON THE PROPELLER CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE SNOW PILED ON THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY." THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND CALLED FSS AT ALTOONA IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE INCIDENT TO INFORM THEM THAT THE RUNWAY WAS UNSAFE DUE TO THE SNOW DRIFTS, AND ASKED THAT THE AIRPORT BE CLOSED. THE INCIDENT WOULDN'T HAVE OCCURRED IF THE RUNWAY HAD BEEN PROPERLY PLOWED AND MAINTAINED. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N8114A (1)

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

- [Incident 19970405008169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970405008169I), Apr 5, 1997: Piper PA28181 (N8114A), Pittsburgh, PA. Narrative: investigation of this incident produced the following information. The aircraft, a Piper PA-28-181 experienced minor damage to the propeller, engine…

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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