# Accident 19950311004779A: Piper PA28RT201, Wilmington, OH, March 11, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1995
- Place: Wilmington, OH
- Airport: Clinton Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4395° N, 83.8307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4395&lon=-83.8307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8395Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8395Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201 (registry code 7102818, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 205 total, 16 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950311004779A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT GEAR DAMAGED STRIKING SNOWBANK ON GO AROUND. FROM LANDING. GEAR COLLAPSED ON EMERGENCY LANDING. (-23) ON SECOND APPROACH TO CLINTON FIELD, WILMINGTON, OHIO. THE PILOT WAS ABOUT 200 YARDS FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY WHEN HE DETECTED A SINK FASTER THAN HE HAD INTENDED. HE APPLIED FULL POWER FOR A GO AROUND BUT THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLIDED WITH A SNOW BANK THAT WAS LEFT FROM WHERE THE RUNWAY WAS CLEARED BY SNOW PLOWS EARLIER THAT WEEK. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND RIGHT WING SPAR RECEIVED MAJOR DAMAGE.

## 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 NYC95LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA070), Mar 11, 1995: Piper PA-28RT-201 (N8395Y), Wilmington, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate terrain clearance during a go around, which resulted in an inflight collision with a snowbank. A factor is the pilot's delay in initiating a go around.

## Other reports on N8395Y (3)

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

- [Incident 20201014015899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201014015899I), Oct 14, 2020: Piper PA-28RT-201 (N8395Y), Xenia, OH, Minor damage. Aircraft departed Greene County Airport (I19), runway 25 at approximately 1730 (EDT) to perform some annual recurrent training. After performing some…
- [Incident 20150813014529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150813014529I), Aug 13, 2015: Piper PA-28RT-201 (N8395Y), Xenia, OH, Minor damage. Pilot was practicing a power off 180 landing in preparation for his commercial check ride. He forgot to put the gear down. Reviewed by dws 09/22/2015
- [Incident 19920219006719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920219006719I), Feb 19, 1992: Piper PA28RT201 (N8395Y), London, KY, Minor damage. Engine rough in flight. Forced landing at London. Found NR3 cylinder had come loose.

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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