Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
the pilots failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft. Factors were the icy runway and the snowbank.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Current)
Analysis
On February 20, 2000, at 2300 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-32-300, N2899D, piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage when it impacted a snowbank during landing on runway 27 (5,000 feet by 100 feet, ice covered asphalt) at the Saginaw County Airport, Saginaw, Michigan. The 14 CFR Part 91 flight was not on a flight plan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot reported no injuries to himself or his two passengers. The flight originated at the Akron-Canton Regional Airport, Akron, Ohio at 2130.
Upon landing, the aircraft exited the left side of the runway and impacted a snowbank. According to the Federal Aviation Administration Inspector, there was patchy ice covering the runway surface. A postaccident examination of the aircraft revealed no preexisting anomalies.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# CHI00LA078