Piper PA-31-350 N111UC

Summary

On 4 January 1996 at about 23:35 local time, a Piper PA-31-350 registered N111UC 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

4 January 1996 at 23:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Zionsville, Indiana, United States

Nearest airport

Indianapolis Terry (I52)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-31-350

Registration

N111UC

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cleveland → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

CHI96LA071

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's failure to properly align the airplane for a safe landing on the runway. Related factors were: the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation, snow, the snow-covered runway, and snowbanks on the sides of the runway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot said while on the ILS approach for runway 36 (5,500' x 100'), he had visual contact with the runway two miles out. The airplane touched down 42 feet left of centerline and 8 feet right of the runway edge where the airplane contacted 30-inch deep snowdrifts. There was a NOTAM (D) issued for the snow banks on the sides of the runway and a 75-foot width clearing between the snow banks.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.