19990314018999A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J4A · Howell, MI · March 14, 1999

Date: March 14, 1999 · 12:10 local
Place: Howell, MI
Airport: Livingston County Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N30412
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI99LA107
Reported as: Piper J4A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

N30412Registration cancelled Mar 10, 2017 · Piper J4AS/N 4-1193 · Built 1940 Airframe modelPiper J4A Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(.19) On March 14, 1999, at 1210 eastern standard time, a Piper J4A, NC30412, operated by an airline transport rated pilot nosed over while taxiing after landing on runway 31 at the Livingston County Airport, Howell, Michigan. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The 14 CFR part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions. The departure airport is unknown at this time. The pilot reported that after landing while turning around, one of the gear caught in the snow and the airplane nosed over. (-23)after landing while taxiing aircraft hit snow off left side of runway 31 and nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

(.19) ON MARCH 14, 1999, AT 1210 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER J4A, NC30412, OPERATED BY AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT RATED PILOT NOSED OVER WHILE TAXIING AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 31 AT THE LIVINGSTON COUNTY AIRPORT, HOWELL, MICHIGAN. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER LANDING WHILE TURNING AROUND, ONE OF THE GEAR CAUGHT IN THE SNOW AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. (-23)AFTER LANDING WHILE TAXIING AIRCRAFT HIT SNOW OFF LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 31 AND NOSED OVER.

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 CHI99LA107Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHowell, MIthe pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the snow covered terrain off the side of the runway while turning the airplane around on the runway. A factor associated with the accident was the snow covered terrain.Mar 14, 1999 · Substantial damage