# Incident 20121230027159I: Piper PA-32R-300, Adrain, MI, December 30, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 2012, 20:45 local time
- Place: Adrain, MI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N8892E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8892E-2023-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,139 total, 1,009 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121230027159I

## Narrative

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

ON LANDING ROLLOUT AT APPROXIMATELY 50 KIAS, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED LEFT OF CENTERLINE AND THE PIC APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER TO CORRECT THE DRIFT. THE AIRCRAFT HIT A PATCH OF ICE AND SLID INTO A SNOW BANK ON THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE AND RESULTING PROP STRIKE

## Other reports on N8892E (1)

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

- [Accident 20190113003779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190113003779A), Jan 13, 2019: Piper PA-32R-300 (N8892E), Adrian, MI, Substantial damage. Took off from adg, approx. 1630L, from runway 5, with 1 pax, the mechanic for a post annual flight. They flew north, between jax (jackson, MI) and lan…

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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