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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Lawrence, MA · December 26, 2013

Date: December 26, 2013 · 15:20 local
Place: Lawrence, MA
Airport: Lawrence Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N753SB
Reported as: Piper PA-23-250
Reported engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,200 total800 in this make and model32 in the last 90 days

N753SBRegistration cancelled Jan 9, 2018 · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-7654175 · Built 1976 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Pilot was on ILS approach to land at lwm runway 5. He stated he did not have any issues with the aircraft on the approach. He broke out of the clouds at 500'ON a heading of 050. He stated that the runway lights were not on at the time. Runway was snow covered, it was snowing and overcast at the time. He stated it was difficult to distinguish between the runway & the grass due to the snow drifting and area covered by snow. He touched down and felt the roll out was bumpy and rough. He noticed a taxi light go by his field of view and thought he may not be on the runway. He estimated the aircraft rolled out 200-300'. The nose gear hit a snow bank, the nose gear slowly collapsed and the aircraft settled nose down into the snow very slowly.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS ON ILS APPROACH TO LAND AT LWM RUNWAY 5. HE STATED HE DID NOT HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH THE AIRCRAFT ON THE APPROACH. HE BROKE OUT OF THE CLOUDS AT 500'ON A HEADING OF 050. HE STATED THAT THE RUNWAY LIGHTS WERE NOT ON AT THE TIME. RUNWAY WAS SNOW COVERED, IT WAS SNOWING AND OVERCAST AT THE TIME. HE STATED IT WAS DIFFICULT TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE RUNWAY & THE GRASS DUE TO THE SNOW DRIFTING AND AREA COVERED BY SNOW. HE TOUCHED DOWN AND FELT THE ROLL OUT WAS BUMPY AND ROUGH. HE NOTICED A TAXI LIGHT GO BY HIS FIELD OF VIEW AND THOUGHT HE MAY NOT BE ON THE RUNWAY. HE ESTIMATED THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OUT 200-300'. THE NOSE GEAR HIT A SNOW BANK, THE NOSE GEAR SLOWLY COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED NOSE DOWN INTO THE SNOW VERY SLOWLY.