What happened
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I contacted privacy data omitted to confirm that he was the pilot in command OFN1952E that was involved in the aircraft accident at the Grove City Airport (29D) on the date of February 27, 2010. privacy data omitted Verified he was flying N1952E on the aforementioned date. Flight originated at the harrisburg capital city airport Pennsylvania (cxy) to Grove City Airport Pennsylvania (29G). Per privacy data omitted, he was on an IFR flight plan that he filed with duats and had also received a weather briefing from that source. The flight plan altitude was 6,000 feet and once in communication with youngstown approach control, he was cleared for the GPS 28 at Grove City Airport, with no field conditionreport. When privacy data omitted was instructed to contact the Grove City airportunicom frequency, he did so. However, he indicated no one answered his calls, so he decided to call the hertz rental car agency located on the field to determine the weather conditions at the airport. privacy data omitted Indicated he broke out at approximately 2,000 feet and did a low pass above the airport to try to determine the depth of the snow; convinced that it was a couple of inches deep, he circled and attemptedto land. Once on the runway, the snow was deeper than anticipated. privacy data omitted Stated that, on the rollout, aproximately 1,500 to 2,000 feet down the runway, he decided it was safer to land than to go-around. The airplane then started to drift to the right of the runway and hit a snow bank with theright engine stopping it, spinning the empennage clockwise into the snowbank, and stopping 180 degrees from its original position.
As the FAA filed it
I CONTACTED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO CONFIRM THAT HE WAS THE PILOT IN COMMAND OFN1952E THAT WAS INVOLVED IN THE AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT AT THE GROVE CITY AIRPORT (29D) ON THE DATE OF FEBRUARY 27, 2010. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ VERIFIED HE WAS FLYING N1952E ON THE AFOREMENTIONED DATE. FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE HARRISBURG CAPITAL CITY AIRPORT PENNSYLVANIA (CXY) TO GROVE CITY AIRPORT PENNSYLVANIA (29G). PER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, HE WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN THAT HE FILED WITH DUATS AND HAD ALSO RECEIVED A WEATHER BRIEFING FROM THAT SOURCE. THE FLIGHT PLAN ALTITUDE WAS 6,000 FEET AND ONCE IN COMMUNICATION WITH YOUNGSTOWN APPROACH CONTROL, HE WAS CLEARED FOR THE GPS 28 AT GROVE CITY AIRPORT, WITH NO FIELD CONDITIONREPORT. WHEN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT THE GROVE CITY AIRPORTUNICOM FREQUENCY, HE DID SO. HOWEVER, HE INDICATED NO ONE ANSWERED HIS CALLS, SO HE DECIDED TO CALL THE HERTZ RENTAL CAR AGENCY LOCATED ON THE FIELD TO DETERMINE THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE AIRPORT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INDICATED HE BROKE OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 2,000 FEET AND DID A LOW PASS ABOVE THE AIRPORT TO TRY TO DETERMINE THE DEPTH OF THE SNOW; CONVINCED THAT IT WAS A COUPLE OF INCHES DEEP, HE CIRCLED AND ATTEMPTEDTO LAND. ONCE ON THE RUNWAY, THE SNOW WAS DEEPER THAN ANTICIPATED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT, ON THE ROLLOUT, APROXIMATELY 1,500 TO 2,000 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY, HE DECIDED IT WAS SAFER TO LAND THAN TO GO-AROUND. THE AIRPLANE THEN STARTED TO DRIFT TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY AND HIT A SNOW BANK WITH THERIGHT ENGINE STOPPING IT, SPINNING THE EMPENNAGE CLOCKWISE INTO THE SNOWBANK, AND STOPPING 180 DEGREES FROM ITS ORIGINAL POSITION.
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