# Accident 20040216002029A: Piper PA34200, Davis, WV, February 16, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 2004, 14:40 local time
- Place: Davis, WV
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8196° N, 82.0799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8196&lon=-82.0799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44LJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44LJ-2018-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1E6
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 471 total, 175 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040216002029A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 6 AT WINDWOOD FLY-IN RESORTS IN DAVIS, WEST VIRGINIA, A SMALL PRIVATE STRIP 3000 FEET IN LENGTH. THE PILOT HIT A SNOW/ICE COVERED AREA ON THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 6. THE AIRCRAFT ENDED UP SLIDING ONTO A SNOW COVERED AREA, ABOUT 25 FEET FROM THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THERE WERE NOI INJURIES. FROM THE POINT OF TOUCH DOWN TO THE ACCIDENT SCENE IS APPROXIMATELY 1200 FEET. FROM THE POINT WHERE THE PILOT RAN OVER THE SNOW/ICE COVERED AREA TO THE ACCIDENT SCENE IS APPROXIMATELY 500 TO 600 FEET.

## 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 NYC04LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA069), Feb 16, 2004: Piper PA-34-200 (N44LJ), Davis, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control after encountering a snow patch on the runway. A factor related to the accident was the snowdrift.

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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