19960113000689A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Indianapolis, IN · January 13, 1996

Date: January 13, 1996 · 16:20 local
Place: Indianapolis, IN
Airport: Indianapolis Terry Airport
Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N80029
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI96LA079
Reported as: Piper PA28161
Reported engine: Lycoming O320D3G
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 21 total21 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N80029Registration cancelled Jun 7, 2013 · Piper PA-28-161S/N 28-8216076 · Built 1981 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Student pilot performing touch and go landings, on third try veered left, hit a snow bank, and flipped over. (-23) student pilot stated he was executing a touch n go on runway 18. Upon touchdown the aircraft veered left, impacted a snowbank, then flipped inverted. (.4)the student pilot was performing a touch and go landing when the airplane 'pulled left into the snow and stood up on its nose.' 'The airplane then slowly fell over onto its back.' The center 75 feet of the runway's 100 foot width had been plowed. The plowed area was 'clear and dry.' Examination of the wreckage at the site revealed the airplane nosed over in a snow bank approximately 10 feet from the left edge of the runway. Flight control continuity was established. No anomalies were found in the engine or in any of the airplane's other systems.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS, ON THIRD TRY VEERED LEFT, HIT A SNOW BANK, AND FLIPPED OVER. (-23) STUDENT PILOT STATED HE WAS EXECUTING A TOUCH N GO ON RUNWAY 18. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT, IMPACTED A SNOWBANK, THEN FLIPPED INVERTED. (.4)THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PERFORMING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING WHEN THE AIRPLANE 'PULLED LEFT INTO THE SNOW AND STOOD UP ON ITS NOSE.' 'THE AIRPLANE THEN SLOWLY FELL OVER ONTO ITS BACK.' THE CENTER 75 FEET OF THE RUNWAY'S 100 FOOT WIDTH HAD BEEN PLOWED. THE PLOWED AREA WAS 'CLEAR AND DRY.' EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE AT THE SITE REVEALED THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER IN A SNOW BANK APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET FROM THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS ESTABLISHED. NO ANOMALIES WERE FOUND IN THE ENGINE OR IN ANY OF THE AIRPLANE'S OTHER SYSTEMS.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CHI96LA079Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportZionsville, INthe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane on the ground. A factor relating to this accident is the snowbank.Jan 13, 1996 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N80029 · 1

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

Incident 19840516028219IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Middle River, MDStudent on first solo allowed a wing to strike a parked aircraft while returning to the ramp.May 16, 1984 · Minor damage