ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 360883
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| Date: | Saturday 29 January 1994 |
| Time: | 13:55 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-161 |
| Owner/operator: | Beverly Flight Center |
| Registration: | N2496X |
| MSN: | 28-8516071 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1985 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4086 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Newburyport, MA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lwrence, MA (KLWM) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING FINAL APPROACH, HE FLARED PRIOR TO REACHING THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD IN ORDER TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE FULL LENGTH OF THE RUNWAY. HE EXPECTED TO TOUCH DOWN ON THE NUMBERS. THE PILOT SAID THAT DURING THE FLARE, HE FELT A 'BUMP.' THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A SNOWANK WHICH WAS LOCATED ABOUT 10 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE SNOWBANK MEASURED ABOUT THREE FEET IN HEIGHT. THE PILOT SAID THAT NEITHER HE NOR HIS PILOT RATED PASSENGER SAW THE SNOW BANK.
Probable Cause: The pilot not maintaining clearance from the snowbank during final approach. A factor in this accident was the proximity of the snowbank to the active runway.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB BFO94LA036
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 September 2018 | N2496X | West Side Associates/Berverly Flight Center | 0 | Berverly airport (BVY), MA | |
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| 16-Mar-2024 12:15 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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