- Date
- March 8, 1985, 19:10 local (Mar 9, 1985, 03:10 UTC)
- Place
- S Lake Tahoe, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8278YPiper PA-44-180T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850308031379A
- Case key
- 24673
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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
In-flight planning/decision - inadequateCause
Weather evaluation - inaccurateCause
Procedures/directives - improperCause
Judgment - poorCause
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Ground loop/swerve - uncontrolledCause
On ground/water collision with object
Analysis
The acft collided with a snow bank during lndg. The plt said he noticed fog moving in and after touching down he started braking 'right away'. A skidding action took place and the acft went to the left into a snow bank. No mechanical or physical discrepancies of a causal nature were revealed during the investigation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8278Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-44-180T
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 8107025
- Airframe hours
- 625
- Engine
- Lycoming TO-360-E1A6D, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Eugene R. Grace
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- TLV
- Destination
- RNO · Reno, NV
- Airport
- TVL · S. Lake Tahoe, runway 18, 8,544 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,725 total · 16 in this make and model · 2,500 as pilot in command · 32 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 27 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.