Piper PA-28R-200 N76SA

Summary

On 14 February 1994 at about 15:15 local time, a Piper PA-28R-200 registered N76SA, operated by Eagle Aircraft, was involved in an accident near Sandwich, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

14 February 1994 at 15:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Sandwich, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Woodlake Landing (C48)

Coordinates

41.6392, -88.6207

Aircraft

Piper PA-28R-200

Registration

N76SA

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Eagle Aircraft

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Valparaiso → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI94LA088

Nobody was injured.

the private pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing on a snow and ice covered runway. Factors are the snow on the runway and the snowbank.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PRIVATE PILOT STATED THE APPROACH AND TOUCHDOWN WERE NORMAL, BUT AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT ELECTED TO ABORT THE LANDING, BUT THE AIRPLANE HAD MOVED OFF THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCK A PILE OF PLOWED ICE AND SNOW LOCATED ALONG THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE VEERED BACK INTO THE RUNWAY, AND CAME TO REST NOSED DOWN. THE PILOT STATED WHEN HE SAW THE RUNWAY CONDITIONS, HE HAD DOUBTS ABOUT LANDING SAFELY, BUT HE 'HAD LANDED ON SNOW BEFORE, SO I PRECEEDED.' HE STATED HE SHOULD NOT HAVE LANDED UNDER THOSE CONDITIONS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.