- Date
- January 7, 1984, 18:45 local (23:45 UTC)
- Place
- Holland, MI
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6372WPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840107001249A
- Case key
- 12519
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Light condition - dark nightFactor
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Lack of recent experienceCause
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Ground loop/swerve - not correctedCause
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Terrain condition - snowbankFactor
Nose over
Analysis
The acft contacted a snowbank during landing. After the collision the acft nosed over. The plt stated that the winds forced the acft off the centerline of the rwy into the unplowed area of snow.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6372W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-20433
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- South Side Flying Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 23, 1983
- Departed
- GRR · Grand Rapids, MI
- Airport
- C19 · Tuplip City, runway 26, 3,930 × 70 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 131 total · 89 in this make and model · 3 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 360° at 20 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,800 ft unknown
- Temperature
- 19 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.