What happened
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On 02/13/2026, from New Bedford manuical airfort (ewb), incident aircraft took off from runway 32 for a student pilot cross-country solo flight at 1422 local time. At 1549 local time, the aircraft was captured on camera landing back on runway 32. Upon touchdown, the aircraft veered to the left and collided with snow in the runway safety area (rsa). This collision caused the tail of the aircraft to lift into the air, with the left wing making contact with the ground before the aircraft settled tail-down in the snow. At the time of the event, the snow grading in the rsa met the design group specifications outlined in the approved airport certification manual. The runway was dry and bare. The air traffic control tower notified operations personnel of the incident, leading to the immediate suspension of movements on runway 32 and the issuance of a notice to airmen (NOTAM). Upon arrival, operations personnel found the student pilot out of the aircraft with no injuries reported or medical attention requested. The student pilot stated that upon landing, the aircraft quickly veered left and collided with the snow. In response to inquiries, the student pilot mentioned applying moderate pressure to the middle of the rudder pedals and slight pressure to the top. The federal aviation administration regional operations center granted clearance to tow the aircraft back to its base. After towing, operations personnel cleared snow debris and conducted a full foreign object debris check on runway 32 before resuming normal operations. The incident resulted in damage to the aircraft's propeller and left wing, with no apparent damage to airport infrastructure. Emergency services were not notified at the time of the incident.
As the FAA filed it
ON 02/13/2026, FROM NEW BEDFORD MANUICAL AIRFORT (EWB), INCIDENT AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 32 FOR A STUDENT PILOT CROSS-COUNTRY SOLO FLIGHT AT 1422 LOCAL TIME. AT 1549 LOCAL TIME, THE AIRCRAFT WAS CAPTURED ON CAMERA LANDING BACK ON RUNWAY 32. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND COLLIDED WITH SNOW IN THE RUNWAY SAFETY AREA (RSA). THIS COLLISION CAUSED THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT TO LIFT INTO THE AIR, WITH THE LEFT WING MAKING CONTACT WITH THE GROUND BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED TAIL-DOWN IN THE SNOW. AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT, THE SNOW GRADING IN THE RSA MET THE DESIGN GROUP SPECIFICATIONS OUTLINED IN THE APPROVED AIRPORT CERTIFICATION MANUAL. THE RUNWAY WAS DRY AND BARE. THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER NOTIFIED OPERATIONS PERSONNEL OF THE INCIDENT, LEADING TO THE IMMEDIATE SUSPENSION OF MOVEMENTS ON RUNWAY 32 AND THE ISSUANCE OF A NOTICE TO AIRMEN (NOTAM). UPON ARRIVAL, OPERATIONS PERSONNEL FOUND THE STUDENT PILOT OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES REPORTED OR MEDICAL ATTENTION REQUESTED. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT UPON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT QUICKLY VEERED LEFT AND COLLIDED WITH THE SNOW. IN RESPONSE TO INQUIRIES, THE STUDENT PILOT MENTIONED APPLYING MODERATE PRESSURE TO THE MIDDLE OF THE RUDDER PEDALS AND SLIGHT PRESSURE TO THE TOP. THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION REGIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER GRANTED CLEARANCE TO TOW THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO ITS BASE. AFTER TOWING, OPERATIONS PERSONNEL CLEARED SNOW DEBRIS AND CONDUCTED A FULL FOREIGN OBJECT DEBRIS CHECK ON RUNWAY 32 BEFORE RESUMING NORMAL OPERATIONS. THE INCIDENT RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT'S PROPELLER AND LEFT WING, WITH NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE. EMERGENCY SERVICES WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.
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