- Date
- December 11, 1981
- Place
- West Mifflin, PA · WEST MIFFLIN, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7632QCessna 340
- Status
- Completed · report April 14, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811211079279A
- Case key
- 122589
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3527 81/12/11 WEST MIFFLIN,PA CESSNA 340 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 66, 4651 TIME - 1915 N7632Q PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALLEGHENY COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FREDERICKSBURG,VA WEST MIFFLIN,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-WINDSHIELD SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 700 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 2 MILES OR LESS DRIZZLE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 260 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 10 IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- STRUCK SNOW BANK BESIDE RWY AFTER LNDG AT NGT W ICE ON WINDSHIELD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7632Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 340
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Allegheny County
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7632Q · 1
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