HOWELL, MI, USA
N30412
Piper J4A
The pilot reported the accident occurred as he was turning the airplane around on the runway after landing. He reported that the airplane nosed over after contacting snow off the left side of the runway. The runway was 4,300 feet long and 75 feet wide.
On March 14, 1999, at 1300 eastern standard time, a Piper J4A, NC30412, operated by an Airline Transport rated pilot nosed over while taxiing after landing on runway 31 (4,300' x 75') at the Livingston County Airport, Howell, Michigan. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions. The departure airport is unknown at this time. The pilot reported the accident occurred as he was turning the airplane around on the runway after landing. He reported that the airplane nosed over after contacting snow off the left side of the runway.
the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the snow covered terrain off the side of the runway while turning the airplane around on the runway. A factor associated with the accident was the snow covered terrain.
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