19981112040789I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32-301 · Sioux Center, IA · November 12, 1998

Date: November 12, 1998 · 12:50 local
Place: Sioux Center, IA
Airport: Sioux Center Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4291Y
Reported as: Piper PA32301
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 650 total250 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N4291YRegistration cancelled Apr 28, 2010 · Piper PA-32-301S/N 32-8306016 · Built 1983 Airframe modelPiper PA-32-301 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-5)The aircraft was departing runway 17 at Sioux Center, Iowa, when it veered off the left side of the runway and hit a snow bank. There were no injuires and the aircraft sustained damage to the propeller and the nose landing gear. The pilot stated he lost control of the aircraft due to the condition of the runway and possibly over correcting for a crosswind. At the time of the incident, fort dodge flight service had a NOTAM on the Sioux Center airport, stating runway 17-35 had 1 inch of frozen slush and the braking action was poor. Further investigation revealed the pilot did not have a valid medical certificate. This incident is considered closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

(-5)THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING RUNWAY 17 AT SIOUX CENTER, IOWA, WHEN IT VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND HIT A SNOW BANK. THERE WERE NO INJUIRES AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT STATED HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO THE CONDITION OF THE RUNWAY AND POSSIBLY OVER CORRECTING FOR A CROSSWIND. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE HAD A NOTAM ON THE SIOUX CENTER AIRPORT, STATING RUNWAY 17-35 HAD 1 INCH OF FROZEN SLUSH AND THE BRAKING ACTION WAS POOR. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE PILOT DID NOT HAVE A VALID MEDICAL CERTIFICATE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.