- Date
- December 22, 1984, 15:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place
- Taylor, UT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3648APiper PA-22-135
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841222069059A
- Case key
- 16613
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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.
Undershoot
In-flight planning/decision - poorCause
Judgment - poorCause
Throttle/power control - inadequateFactor
Airspeed - improperFactor
Proper glidepath - not maintainedFactor
Proper touchdown point - not obtainedCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - snowbank
Nose over
Analysis
Acft collided with a pile of snow near the edge of rwy while landing. Plt stated he misjudged the apch and reduced power prematurely.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3648A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-135
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-1908
- Airframe hours
- 2,674
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290-D2, 135 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Kenneth Boydston
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 29, 1978 · 149 hours before
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 255 total · 255 in this make and model · 212 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 30 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.