- Date
- February 19, 1990, 10:50 local (18:50 UTC)
- Place
- Big Bear, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2134EPiper PA-28-181
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900219002309A
- Case key
- 26741
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance between the aircraft wing tip and the snow bank. A factor in the accident was the snow berms alongside the runway.
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.
Analysis
The pilot of a Piper PA-28 collided with a snow berm after landing. Runway 25 is 5,800 feet and 75 feet wide. The runway was clear of snow and had four to five foot snow berms alongside. The pilot did not stay clear of the snow bank and collided with it during the landing roll-out. No mechanical problems were reported or found. Winds were 250 degrees at 10 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2134E
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-181
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7990180
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4M, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Jozens, Victor E.
- Departed
- L67 · Rialto, CA
- Airport
- L35 · Big Bear, runway 25, 5,800 × 75 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
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 300 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 36 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.