Piper PA-28R-200 N5030S

Summary

On 25 November 1995 at about 15:30 local time, a Piper PA-28R-200 registered N5030S was involved in an accident near Lake Placid, New York, 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

25 November 1995 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Lake Placid, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Lake Placid (LDP)

Coordinates

44.2803, -73.9807

Aircraft

Piper PA-28R-200

Registration

N5030S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Easton → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC96LA032

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing, and subsequently the airplane veered off the runway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was landing on runway 32 which was snow covered. During the landing roll, the airplane veered off the runway. The pilot also reported that he had 'landed on snow on shorter runways and was not concerned with landing, except that I was a little fast. Possible to have come in slower.' The pilot stated that the winds were light and variable and there were no mechancial malfunctions.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.