- Date
- December 26, 1983, 15:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Iowa Falls, IA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9565WPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831226063359A
- Case key
- 33608
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft swerved and collided with a snowbank alongside the rwy during landing. The pilot stated that she hit some snow and ice on the rwy and when the acft started to slide she lost control. The acft turned left and when the left wing hit the snowbank the acft nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9565W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-23003
- Airframe hours
- 2,594
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Iowa Falls Executive Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 27, 1983 · 38 hours before
- Departed
- K30 · Iowa Falls, IA
- Airport
- K30 · Iowa Falls Muni, runway 13, 4,000 × 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
- Age
- 22
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 77 total · 4 in this make and model · 32 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 9 °F, dew point 1 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MCW, 36 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N9565W · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.