NYC76FFA24

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Utica, NY · January 7, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 7, 1976
Place
Utica, NY · UTICA, NY
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
CF-LQBPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report February 23, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
152668

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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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E-0001   76/1/7    UTICA,NY            PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1030                    CF-LQB              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 32, 3748 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            260 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RIVERSIDE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SCHENECTADY,NY              UTICA,NY
        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
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        REMARKS- L MAIN GR ENTRD SNOW PATCH ON RWY ACFT TURNED OFF RWY INTO SNOW BANK.

Aircraft

Registration
CF-LQB
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Riverside