- Date
- January 11, 1972
- Place
- Fergus Falls, MN · FERGUS FALLS, MN
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2952RPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report February 16, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165491
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2117 72/1/11 FERGUS FALLS,MINN PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2230 N2952R PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 28, 1637 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 326 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FERGUS FALLS MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BISMARK,N DAK FERGUS FALLS,MINN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER - SNOW AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 2 MILES OR LESS SNOW OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND BLOWING SNOW RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 20 90 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 30 IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 35K. HIT SNOWBANK AT EDGE OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2952R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fergus Falls Muni
N2952RRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-200Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200Engine modelLycoming I0360 series
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