# Incident 19980208002059I: Piper PA28161, Beverly, MA, February 8, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1998, 09:33 local time
- Place: Beverly, MA
- Airport: Beverly Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5841° N, 70.9161° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BEVERLY RGNL (BVY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5841&lon=-70.9161&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2496X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2496X-2023-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 120 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980208002059I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: MR. SMITH DEPARTED BVY AND STAYED IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN PRACTICING TAKE OFF AND LANDINGS. ON THE LAST LANDING MR. STEVE SMITH LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND GROUND LOOPED IT INTO A SNOWBANK. NO INJURY TO PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF AIRCRAFT AND VERY MINOR DAMAGE TO COWLING ON AIRCRAFT & PITOT TUBE.

## Other reports on N2496X (3)

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

- [Incident 20180909015679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180909015679I), Sep 9, 2018: Piper PA-28-161 (N2496X), Beverly, MA, Minor damage. On September 9, 2018, the right main landing gear departed N2496X during the initial climb while departing runway 9 at Beverly, MA (bvy) at approximately 1706…
- [Incident 20010311004369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010311004369I), Mar 11, 2001: Piper PA28161 (N2496X), Beverly, MA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot was cleared to taxi to runway 27 via taxiway a. the taxiway centerline was clear and visible. The taxiway had 6 to 7 foot high plowed snowbanks on…
- [Accident 19940129001129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940129001129A), Jan 29, 1994: Piper PA28161 (N2496X), Newburyport, MA, Substantial damage. Trying to land short. Hit snowbank short of runway.

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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