# Incident 20190210010099I: Piper PA-28R-201, Alton Bay, NH, February 10, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 2019, 11:30 local time
- Place: Alton Bay, NH
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4687° N, 71.2320° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alton Bay, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4687&lon=-71.2320&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6256C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6256C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-201
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 192 total, 190 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190210010099I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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