TRUCKEE, CA, USA
N89BY
PIPER PA-28
THE PILOT LANDED A PIPER PA-28 ON A RECENTLY PLOWED RUNWAY THAT HAD A FEW ICY SPOTS. THE WIND WAS CALM. THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND COLLIDED WITH A FOUR FOOT HIGH SNOW BERM. RUNWAY 19 IS 3700 FEET LONG AND 60 FEET WIDE. THE PILOT STATED THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS.
THE PILOT'S LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER LANDING ON A RECENTLY PLOWED RUNWAY. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FOUR FOOT HIGH SNOW BERM ALONGSIDE THE RUNWAY AND THE ICY SPOTS ON THE RUNWAY.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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