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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-201 · Alton Bay, NH · February 10, 2019

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Date
February 10, 2019 · 11:30 local
Place
Alton Bay, NH
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6256C
Reported as
Piper PA-28R-201
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
192 total190 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days
N6256CRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-201S/N 28R-7837154 · Built 1978Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-201Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Who: PIC privacy data omitted, pvt privacy data omitted with complex endorsement. Approx 190 hours tt.

What: while completing a day VFR flight N6256C, PA-28R-201, slid off rwy 19, B18, Alton Bay ice runway after landing. Resulted in a collapsed nose gear and prop strike. A/c damage as assessed by inspection authorized mechanic in laconia, NH limited to that caused by ground contact with prop, landing gear, cowls and fairings. PIC and two pax were uninjured. There were no injuries or damage to persons and property on the ground. PIC stated that the crosswind possibly sheared to a tailwind before touchdown, and that there was insufficient space for a balked landing/touch and go; that the safest course of action was to continue ahead towards a snow bank.

There were no mechanical issues prior to touchdown. There was one other a/c entering the pattern for rwy 19 while N6256C was on final. That a/c landed uneventfully.

Where: a day VFR, pt 91 flight from nashua, NH (ash) to Alton Bay, NH (B18). B18 is a NH dot maintained seaplane base popular in the winter for its ice runway. Prevailing conditions were winds from the west at 10 to 15 knots and mostly clear skies. Runway was plowed and mostly smooth ice approx. 2730 feet long.

When: feb. 10, 2019 at approx. 1130L.

As the FAA filed it

WHO: PIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, PVT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WITH COMPLEX ENDORSEMENT. APPROX 190 HOURS TT.

WHAT: WHILE COMPLETING A DAY VFR FLIGHT N6256C, PA-28R-201, SLID OFF RWY 19, B18, ALTON BAY ICE RUNWAY AFTER LANDING. RESULTED IN A COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR AND PROP STRIKE. A/C DAMAGE AS ASSESSED BY INSPECTION AUTHORIZED MECHANIC IN LACONIA, NH LIMITED TO THAT CAUSED BY GROUND CONTACT WITH PROP, LANDING GEAR, COWLS AND FAIRINGS. PIC AND TWO PAX WERE UNINJURED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO PERSONS AND PROPERTY ON THE GROUND. PIC STATED THAT THE CROSSWIND POSSIBLY SHEARED TO A TAILWIND BEFORE TOUCHDOWN, AND THAT THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT SPACE FOR A BALKED LANDING/TOUCH AND GO; THAT THE SAFEST COURSE OF ACTION WAS TO CONTINUE AHEAD TOWARDS A SNOW BANK.

THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL ISSUES PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. THERE WAS ONE OTHER A/C ENTERING THE PATTERN FOR RWY 19 WHILE N6256C WAS ON FINAL. THAT A/C LANDED UNEVENTFULLY.

WHERE: A DAY VFR, PT 91 FLIGHT FROM NASHUA, NH (ASH) TO ALTON BAY, NH (B18). B18 IS A NH DOT MAINTAINED SEAPLANE BASE POPULAR IN THE WINTER FOR ITS ICE RUNWAY. PREVAILING CONDITIONS WERE WINDS FROM THE WEST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS AND MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES. RUNWAY WAS PLOWED AND MOSTLY SMOOTH ICE APPROX. 2730 FEET LONG.

WHEN: FEB. 10, 2019 AT APPROX. 1130L.