Piper PA-28-161 N80029

Summary

On 13 January 1996 at about 21:20 local time, a Piper PA-28-161 registered N80029 was involved in an accident near Zionsville, Indiana, 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

13 January 1996 at 21:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Zionsville, Indiana, United States

Nearest airport

Terry Airport (I52)

Coordinates

39.9506, -86.2703

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-161

Registration

N80029

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI96LA079

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane on the ground. A factor relating to this accident is the snowbank.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot was performing a touch and go landing when the airplane 'pulled left into the snow and stood up on its nose.' 'The airplane then slowly fell over onto its back.' The center 75 feet of the runway's 100 foot width had been plowed. The plowed area was 'clear and dry.' Examination of the wreckage at the site revealed the airplane nosed over in a snow bank approximately 10 feet from the left edge of the runway. Flight control continuity was established. No anomalies were found in the engine or in any of the airplane's other systems.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.