- Date
- February 14, 1985, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- E.Milford, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8274WPiper PA-28-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850214003479A
- Case key
- 35827
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Terrain condition - icyFactor
Directional control - not maintainedCause
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Terrain condition - snowbank
Analysis
The acft contacted a patch of ice on the rwy during landing. Control of the acft was lost and it contacted a snow bank which resulted in substantial damage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8274W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-2429
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A3A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ruben Monagas
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 12, 1984 · 15 hours before
- Departed
- Farmingdale, NY
- Airport
- 4N1 · Greenwood Lake, runway 26, 2,306 × 50 ft, asphalt
N8274WRegistered now · Piper PA-28-180Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 370 total · 370 in this make and model · 315 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 7,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 25 °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.