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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Preston, ID · March 9, 2002

Date: March 9, 2002 · 05:30 local
Place: Preston, ID
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9652W
Reported as: Piper PA28140
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 300 total300 in this make and model65 in the last 90 days

N9652WRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-23112 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) On 03-09-02 at 0530 MDT, a Piper PA-28-140 piloted by james r. lee, certificate #516909009, landed on runway 21 at the Preston municipal airport. During his landing roll he encountered snow drifts diagonal to the runway of 1 to 2 inches deep. The drifts were only on the left side of the runway. Mr. Lee applied right brake and rudder pressure but found he could not straighten his aircraft to the center line. Eventually the aircraft rolled off the runway into a snow bank on the left side of the runway. Damage to the aircraft included a collapsed broken nose gear, bent propeller, damaged wheel skirts for both nose and left main gear. No injuries were sustained. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 03-09-02 AT 0530 MDT, A PIPER PA-28-140 PILOTED BY JAMES R. LEE, CERTIFICATE #516909009, LANDED ON RUNWAY 21 AT THE PRESTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. DURING HIS LANDING ROLL HE ENCOUNTERED SNOW DRIFTS DIAGONAL TO THE RUNWAY OF 1 TO 2 INCHES DEEP. THE DRIFTS WERE ONLY ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. MR. LEE APPLIED RIGHT BRAKE AND RUDDER PRESSURE BUT FOUND HE COULD NOT STRAIGHTEN HIS AIRCRAFT TO THE CENTER LINE. EVENTUALLY THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OFF THE RUNWAY INTO A SNOW BANK ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDED A COLLAPSED BROKEN NOSE GEAR, BENT PROPELLER, DAMAGED WHEEL SKIRTS FOR BOTH NOSE AND LEFT MAIN GEAR. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^