- Date
- January 1, 1973
- Place
- Kalamazoo, MI · KALAMAZOO, MI
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N7046WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report April 6, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730101000259A
- Case key
- 169712
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0154 73/1/1 KALAMAZOO,MICH PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 390 TIME - 1809 N7046W PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KALAMAZOO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELGIN,ILL KALAMAZOO,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK TAXI: FROM LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RAMP/TAXIWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- TAXIED OFF RWY ON R SIDE OF TAXIWAY. HIT SNOW RIDGE ON TAXIWAY EDGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7046W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kalamazoo
N7046WRegistered now · Piper PA-28-180Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.