- Date
- January 25, 1981
- Place
- Falmouth, MA · FALMOUTH, MA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2123MPiper PA-28R
- Status
- Completed · report April 13, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810125001619A
- Case key
- 127443
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0301 81/1/25 FALMOUTH,MA PIPER PA-28R CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 2555 TIME - 1120 N2123M PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FALMOUTH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FALMOUTH,MA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING REMARKS- DRIFTED LEFT,LEFT MAIN GEAR HIT SNOWBANK AT EDGE OF RWY.RWY PLOWED APRX 35FT WIDE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2123M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Falmouth
N2123MRegistered now · Piper PA-28RT-201Airframe modelPiper PA-28RT-201Engine modelLycoming I0360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.