<< >> NASA ASRS Report 326160, January 1996

Student pilot on solo flight lost directional control of the aircraft during landing resulting in hitting a snow bank on the side of the runway and flipping over. There were no injuries and only minor damage to the aircraft's left wingtip and nose section.

Attributes
ACN	326160
Time
Date	199601
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : i52
State Reference	IN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time total : 21
ASRS Report	326160
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : investigated other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Lost directional control midway through landing roll. Forced into snow. Left wingtip touched snow. Plane came to stop on its nose then teetered over on its back. I believe I caught a strong, random wind gust from the west -- too late to correct. Wound up in the snow. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that he knew of only damage to the left wingtip and nose area of the PA28 after breaking out the side window to deplane. The FAA did investigate this incident but he did not hear further from them regarding the classification status of the occurrence. He stated that since the aircraft went over very slowly in deep snow, it apparently did not cause as much damage.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: STUDENT PLT ON SOLO FLT LOST DIRECTIONAL CTL OF THE ACFT DURING LNDG RESULTING IN HITTING A SNOW BANK ON THE SIDE OF THE RWY AND FLIPPING OVER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE ACFT'S L WINGTIP AND NOSE SECTION.

Narrative: LOST DIRECTIONAL CTL MIDWAY THROUGH LNDG ROLL. FORCED INTO SNOW. L WINGTIP TOUCHED SNOW. PLANE CAME TO STOP ON ITS NOSE THEN TEETERED OVER ON ITS BACK. I BELIEVE I CAUGHT A STRONG, RANDOM WIND GUST FROM THE W -- TOO LATE TO CORRECT. WOUND UP IN THE SNOW. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT HE KNEW OF ONLY DAMAGE TO THE L WINGTIP AND NOSE AREA OF THE PA28 AFTER BREAKING OUT THE SIDE WINDOW TO DEPLANE. THE FAA DID INVESTIGATE THIS INCIDENT BUT HE DID NOT HEAR FURTHER FROM THEM REGARDING THE CLASSIFICATION STATUS OF THE OCCURRENCE. HE STATED THAT SINCE THE ACFT WENT OVER VERY SLOWLY IN DEEP SNOW, IT APPARENTLY DID NOT CAUSE AS MUCH DAMAGE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.