# Accident 19960104000069A: Piper PA31350, Indianapolis, IN, January 4, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1996, 18:30 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis Terry Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N111UC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N111UC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960104000069A

## Narrative

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

ON LANDING, AIRCRAFT SLID OFF END OF RUNWAY. (-23) ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1996, AT APPROXIMATELY 1830 EST, A PIPER PA-31, N111UC, ON AN IFR CLEARANCE FROM ELYRIA, OHIO (1G1), CONDUCTED AN ILS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 36 AT INDIANAPOLIS-TERRY AIRPORT (I52), LOCATED IN ZIONSVILLE, IN. THE APPROACH TERMINATED IN A SUCCESSFUL LANDING ON THE FAR LEFT S IDE OF THE RUNWAY FROM WHENCE THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED ABOUT 500 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY BEFORE THE LEFT LANDING GEAR IMPACTED 30" DEEP SNOWDRIFTS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN ENTIRELY ENGULFED BY THE DEEP SNOW WHEN THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR FAILED. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY THE COLLAPSE OF THE LEFT LANDING GEAR INTO THE WHEEL WELL. WHEN THE RIGHT GEAR FAILED TO THE OUTBOARD, THE RIGHT WING WAS BENT, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FORWARD SPAR. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 CHI96LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA071), Jan 4, 1996: Piper PA-31-350 (N111UC), Zionsville, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to properly align the airplane for a safe landing on the runway. Related factors were: the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation, snow, the snow-covered runway, 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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