- Date
- December 13, 1982, 19:35 local (23:35 UTC)
- Place
- Fall River, MA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N62635Piper PA-23-250
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report December 13, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821213069139A
- Case key
- 70663
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
On short final & aligned with the rwy lights the plt cancelled his IFR flt plan with approach control. The acft landed on the rwy which had the middle third of its width covered with 6-8 inches of snow. The outer thirds were plowed but icy.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N62635
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23-250
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 277654103
- Airframe hours
- 16
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Renato Hugo Rojas
- Registered owner
- Renato Hugo Rojas
- Departed
- Elmira, NY
- Destination
- Fall River, MA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- FLR · Fall River Municipal, runway 24, 3,950 × 150 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,854 total · 665 in this make and model · 600 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 240° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 90 °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.
Other investigations on N62635 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.