20071228830769I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Sanford, ME · December 28, 2007

Date
December 28, 2007 · 11:00 local
Place
Sanford, ME
Airport
Sanford Regional
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3152K
Reported as
Piper PA28161
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) On December 28, 2007, about 1100 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-28-161, N3152K, received minor damage when it slid off the left side of runway 31 upon landing at the Sanford Regional Airport (sfm). The certificated private pilot and one passenger did not report any injuries. The pilot received a computer weather briefing. The pilot did not review the NOTAMS for that airport and was not aware of the runway conditions. A VFR flight plan was filed but not activated. Normal approach with light winds. The aircraft touched down at 75 to 70 knots at the intersection of runway 25-32. The pilot applied brakes, aircraft pulled left suddenly, no response. No corrective action was taken. The aircraft skidded 100 yards down the runway and continuing to drift left, hit snow bank, continued another 10 feet and hit deep snow.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON DECEMBER 28, 2007, ABOUT 1100 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-28-161, N3152K, RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE WHEN IT SLID OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 31 UPON LANDING AT THE SANFORD REGIONAL AIRPORT (SFM). THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER DID NOT REPORT ANY INJURIES. THE PILOT RECEIVED A COMPUTER WEATHER BRIEFING. THE PILOT DID NOT REVIEW THE NOTAMS FOR THAT AIRPORT AND WAS NOT AWARE OF THE RUNWAY CONDITIONS. A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED BUT NOT ACTIVATED. NORMAL APPROACH WITH LIGHT WINDS. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AT 75 TO 70 KNOTS AT THE INTERSECTION OF RUNWAY 25-32. THE PILOT APPLIED BRAKES, AIRCRAFT PULLED LEFT SUDDENLY, NO RESPONSE. NO CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED 100 YARDS DOWN THE RUNWAY AND CONTINUING TO DRIFT LEFT, HIT SNOW BANK, CONTINUED ANOTHER 10 FEET AND HIT DEEP SNOW.