# Accident 20100214004969A: Piper PA-28-236, Alton Bay, NH, February 14, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 2010, 14:35 local time
- Place: Alton Bay, NH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4775° N, 71.2369° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4775&lon=-71.2369&mi=10
- Aircraft: N236PR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N236PR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-236 (registry code 7102815, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-236) (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-28-236
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 580 total, 60 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100214004969A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA10CA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA144), Feb 14, 2010: Piper PA-28-236 (N236PR), Alton Bay, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing on an ice runway.

## Other reports on N236PR (1)

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

- [Incident 20220831015309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220831015309I), Aug 31, 2022: Piper PA-28-236 (N236PR), Chatham, MA, Minor damage. On Wednesday, August 31st, 2022 at 1201 local time, [privacy data omitted], landed at Chatham Municipal Airport (kcqx). The pilot approached the runway very…

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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