- Date
- November 15, 1982, 16:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place
- Morrisville, VT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2221NPiper PA-28-161
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report November 15, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821115058699A
- Case key
- 71775
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Enroute to destination through a mountain pass the pilot saw approaching snow & decided to return & land. While returning, a rapidly moving snow squall was approaching the arpt. At about 1/4 mi from the end of rwy 1 visibility dropped to about 1/8 mi in heavy snow. The plt landed on the grass rwy but executed a go-around when it became apparent the acft would not stop prior to the end of the rwy. The plt climbed to 400 ft AGL & made a teardrop turn to rwy 19. The acft landed about 1/2 way down the rwy & ran off the end into a ditch.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2221N
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 287916265
- Airframe hours
- 1,762
- Engine
- Lycoming LO-320-D3G, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Mansfield Aviation
- Registered owner
- Mansfield Aviation
- Departed
- MVL · Morrisville, VT
- Destination
- Burlington, VT
- Airport
- MVL · Morrisville/Stone, runway 19, 2,700 × 50 ft, grass/turf
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 21
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 428 total · 14 in this make and model · 260 as pilot in command · 108 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 250° at 12 knots
- Temperature
- 86 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.