Piper PA-20 N2634A

Summary

On 11 February 2004 at about 23:35 local time, a Piper PA-20 registered N2634A was involved in an accident near West Ossipee, New Hampshire, United States. One person was 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

11 February 2004 at 23:35

Classification

Accident

Location

West Ossipee, New Hampshire, United States

Nearest airport

Windsock Village (NH69)

Coordinates

43.8236, -71.1867

Aircraft

Piper PA-20

Registration

N2634A

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Grt Barrington → West Ossipee

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

IAD04CA010

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inability to maintain runway alignment during the landing rollout. Factors included the night lighting conditions and the snow banks that prevented visual reference to the runway lights.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot made a night landing on a runway covered with compacted snow. Winds were estimated to be about 20 degrees from the right. The touchdown was normal; however, during the rollout, the pilot lost visual reference to the runway lights due to snow banks along both sides of the runway. The airplane drifted left and subsequently impacted the snow bank on the left side of the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.