# Accident 20000222023529A: Piper PA28181, Center Habor, NH, February 22, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 2000, 17:35 local time
- Place: Center Habor, NH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N8366N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8366N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 145 total, 140 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000222023529A

## Narrative

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

(-4)THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS FLYING LOW OVER THE LAKE, ON A SCENIC RIDE. ABOUT 100 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND (AGL), THE PILOT INITIATED A CLIMB TO MAINTAIN SEPARATION FROM A SNOWMOBILE.  AFTER THE SNOWMOBILE PASSED UNDER THE AIRPLANE, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO DESCEND BACK TO HIS ORIGINAL ALTITUDE.  HE THOUGHT HE WAS 100 FEET AGL, BUT THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE SNOW COVERED LAKE.                                                                       (-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ALTON BAY, NH VFR FLEW OVER LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE AT A LOW ALTITUDE TOWARDS CENTER HARBOR, NH. TURNED TOWARDS LACONIA AIRPORT AND STRUCK FROZEN LAKE. AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP, MINOR INJURIES. AIRCRAFT SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 NYC00LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA084), Feb 22, 2000: Piper PA-28-181 (N8366N), Center Harbor, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command attempted a low pass and misjudged his altitude.

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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