- Date
- February 22, 1987, 13:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Colebrook, NH
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3967RPiper PA-28-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870222077659A
- Case key
- 30611
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt rprtd that after arriving, the wind shifted to the NE, but he elected to land on rwy 21 'because of a frost heave.' Subsequently, he landed long to avoid the frost heave, but was unable to stop on the icy rwy. The acft contd off the departure end & ran into a snowbank & ditch. In retrospect, the plt believed he should have made a go-around & landed into the wind.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3967R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 287105073
- Airframe hours
- 1,883
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Osprey Flying Club
- Registered owner
- Osprey Flying Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- BML · Berlin, NH
- Destination
- NHO2
- Airport
- NHO2 · Colebrook, runway 21, 2,300 × 50 ft, ice
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 164 total · 20 in this make and model · 115 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 10 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 19 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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