NYC71DFA47

NTSB incident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Burlington, VT · February 6, 1971

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 6, 1971
Place
Burlington, VT · BURLINGTON, VT
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7311FPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report December 1, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
159734

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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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5-0006   71/2/6    BURLINGTON,VT       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 154
        TIME - 1040                    N7311F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BURLINGTON INTL.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW HAVEN,CONN              BURLINGTON,VT
        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
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY

Aircraft

Registration
N7311F
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Burlington Intl.

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.