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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-236 · Alton Bay, NH · February 14, 2010

Date
February 14, 2010 · 14:35 local
Place
Alton Bay, NH
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N236PR
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA10CA144
Reported as
Piper PA-28-236
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
580 total60 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

On landing, aircraft began to drift and weathervane to the left into the wind. Wind gusting to 20MPH. Pilot corrected with rudder. Aircraft again drifted and began to weathervane into the wind. Left main contacted snow on the edge of runway pulled aircraft into snowbank. Prop, nose gear, firewall damage.

As the FAA filed it

ON LANDING, AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DRIFT AND WEATHERVANE TO THE LEFT INTO THE WIND. WIND GUSTING TO 20MPH. PILOT CORRECTED WITH RUDDER. AIRCRAFT AGAIN DRIFTED AND BEGAN TO WEATHERVANE INTO THE WIND. LEFT MAIN CONTACTED SNOW ON THE EDGE OF RUNWAY PULLED AIRCRAFT INTO SNOWBANK. PROP, NOSE GEAR, FIREWALL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N236PR · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.