# NTSB CHI73FEI34: Piper PA-24, N8298P, Wadsworth, OH, March 19, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 19, 1973
- Place: Wadsworth, OH · WADSWORTH, OH
- Location: 41.0274° N, 81.7322° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wadsworth, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0274&lon=-81.7322&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 1, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170407
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73FEI34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEI34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0616  73/3/19    WADSWORTH,OHIO      PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 429
        TIME - 2015                    N8298P              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 282 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WADSWORTH MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WADSWORTH,OHIO              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER/INADEQUATE SNOW REMOVAL
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- INST FLT INSTR.R BRAKE LININGS P/N752308 WORN PIST MVD O RING EXPSD FLUID LKD.L WHEEL HIT SNW RDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8298P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8298P), registered now, S/N 24-3234, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wadsworth Mun

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730319006589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730319006589A), Mar 19, 1973: Piper PA24250, Wadsworth, OH, Substantial damage. Inst flt instr.r brake linings P/N752308 worn pist mvd o ring expsd fluid lkd.l wheel hit snw rdg.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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