- Date
- February 1, 1984, 16:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Lacon, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N91469Piper PA38-112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840201034479A
- Case key
- 12541
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Analysis
The plt was ferrying the acft to the Lacon arpt for winter storage. On final apch she touched down short & struck a snow bank on the apch end of the rwy. The plt stated that difficulty in depth perception due to the snow covered terrain resulted in touchdown short of the rwy & collision with a snowbank. The plt also attributed lack of recent experience in make & model in contributing to the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N91469
- Reported as
- Piper PA38-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 38-82A0038
- Airframe hours
- 595
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Mead Raymond Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 10, 1983 · 95 hours before
- Departed
- PIA · Peoria, IL
- Destination
- C75 · Lacon, IL
- Airport
- C-75 · Lacon, runway 18, 2,200 × 50 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
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- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 18
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 93 total · 24 in this make and model · 49 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 45 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PIA, 25 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N91469 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.