# Accident 19971125047009A: Piper PA32300, Johnstown, PA, November 25, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1997, 22:03 local time
- Place: Johnstown, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2896° N, 78.9703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2896&lon=-78.9703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2202U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2202U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC98LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971125047009A

## Narrative

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

(-16) DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A STRONG CROSSWIND PUSHING IT ONTO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND ONTO THE CROSSING RUNWAY. WHILE THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO CORRECT FOR THE DRIFT, AIRCRAFT STRUCK A SNOWBANK ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THIS IMPACT SHEARED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO TRAVEL DOWN THE RUNWAY THEN VEERED OFF TO THE LEFT, COMING TO REST IN THE ADJOINING GRASS. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ .

## 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 NYC98LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA033), Nov 26, 1997: Piper PA-32-300 (N2202U), Johnstown, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain direction control of the airplane during the takeoff roll. Factors relating to this accident were: the crosswind condition, and snowbank.

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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