NYC70FFD04

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Norwood, MA · January 20, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 20, 1970
Place
Norwood, MA · NORWOOD, MA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N98044Piper PA-28
Status
Completed · report June 12, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
141767

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0146  70/1/20    NORWOOD,MASS        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 20 TOTAL
        TIME - 1440                    N98044              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NORWOOD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NORWOOD,MASS                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        REMARKS- RNWY COVERED WITH ICY HARD PACKED SNOW,BRAKING ACTION NAS NIL.

Aircraft

Registration
N98044
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Norwood

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.