Piper PA-28-161 N2221N

Summary

On 15 November 1982 at about 21:15 local time, a Piper PA-28-161 registered N2221N, operated by Mansfield Aviation, was involved in an accident near Morrisville, Vermont, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

15 November 1982 at 21:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Morrisville, Vermont, United States

Nearest airport

Morrisville/Stone (MVL)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-161

Registration

N2221N

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Mansfield Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Morrisville → Burlington

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

NYC83LA029

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

ENROUTE TO DESTINATION THROUGH A MOUNTAIN PASS THE PILOT SAW APPROACHING SNOW & DECIDED TO RETURN & LAND. WHILE RETURNING, A RAPIDLY MOVING SNOW SQUALL WAS APPROACHING THE ARPT. AT ABOUT 1/4 MI FROM THE END OF RWY 1 VISIBILITY DROPPED TO ABOUT 1/8 MI IN HEAVY SNOW. THE PLT LANDED ON THE GRASS RWY BUT EXECUTED A GO-AROUND WHEN IT BECAME APPARENT THE ACFT WOULD NOT STOP PRIOR TO THE END OF THE RWY. THE PLT CLIMBED TO 400 FT AGL & MADE A TEARDROP TURN TO RWY 19. THE ACFT LANDED ABOUT 1/2 WAY DOWN THE RWY & RAN OFF THE END INTO A DITCH.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.