# Accident 20100211027719A: Piper PA-28-235, Connersville, IN, February 11, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 2010, 15:12 local time
- Place: Connersville, IN
- Airport: Mettel Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6986° N, 85.1297° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6986&lon=-85.1297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8946W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8946W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-235
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 137 total, 27 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100211027719A

## Narrative

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

ON THE MORNING OF 11 FEBRUARY, THE PILOT HAD FLOWN FROM THE FRANKFORT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KFKR) TO THE DAVIESS COUNTY AIRPORT (KDCY)  PRIOR TO FLYING TO THE CONNERSVILLE AIRPORT (KCEV).  THE PILOT OBTAINED LANDING WEATHER FROM THE KCEV AWOS AND ELECTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 18 WITH A REPORTED RIGHT CROSS WIND OF APPROXIMATELY EIGHT KNOTS.  THE PILOT NOTED THE RUNWAY HAD PATCHES OF COMPACTED SNOW AND ICE ON THE RUNWAY SURFACE.  THE PILOT ADDED FIVE KNOTS TO HIS FINAL APPROACH SPEED TO COMPENSATE FOR THE ANTICIPATED CROSSWIND AND TOUCHED DOWN LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTER LINE.  AFTER TOUCH DOWN,THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO GRADUALLY TRACK LEFT OF CENTERLINE AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET FROM THE TOUCHDOWN POINT.  THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR ENTERED THE SNOW BANK EAST OF RUNWAY 18, AND AS THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED THE INCREASED DRAG OF THE SNOW, THE LEFT WING TIP CONTACTED THE SNOW BANK AND GROUND WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO YAW RAPIDLY TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP BACK ON THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 185 FEET FROM WHERE IT INITALLY DEPARTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE AND WAS NOW POINTED IN A NORTH-WESTERLY DIRECTION. THE PILOT EGRESSED WITHOUT INJURY.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING WHICH PARTIALLY SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE, THE WING SPAR AND LEFT WING TIP AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, LANDING GEAR FAIRINGS, BOTH FLAPS AND LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN.

## 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 CEN10CA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA118), Feb 11, 2010: Piper PA-28-235 (N8946W), Connersville, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing on an ice- and slush-covered runway.

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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