At 12:10 eastern time, a Piper PA-28-180 was damaged during an aborted landing at Oxford Airport. The pilot sustained minor injuries. The pilot intended to land at Southbridge Municipal Airport about 9.5 miles southwest of Oxford Airport. He landed about a third of the way down the 2,047-foot runway but determined he would not be able to stop by the end because of snow and patchy ice, so he added power and took off for another try. However, he could not outclimb trees at the departure end of the runway. His intended destination has a 3,500-foot runway. The airplanes performance charts show it would need 1,190 feet to land over obstacles on a dry paved runway.
January 14, Oxford, Mass. / Piper Cherokee 180
At 12:10 eastern time, a Piper PA-28-180 was damaged during an aborted landing at Oxford Airport. The pilot sustained minor injuries. The pilot intended to land at Southbridge Municipal Airport about 9.5 miles southwest of Oxford Airport. He landed about a third of the way down the 2,047-foot runway but determined he would not be able to stop by the end because of snow and patchy ice, so he added power and took off for another try. However, he could not outclimb trees at the departure end of the runway. His intended destination has a 3,500-foot runway. The airplanes performance charts show it would need 1,190 feet to land over obstacles on a dry paved runway....
Key Takeaways:
- A Piper PA-28-180 sustained damage and its pilot minor injuries after an aborted landing at Oxford Airport, where they had mistakenly landed instead of Southbridge Municipal.
- The pilot initiated the abort because he landed too far down the 2,047-foot runway, which was affected by snow and patchy ice, making a full stop impossible.
- During the subsequent takeoff attempt, the aircraft failed to outclimb trees at the departure end of the runway, resulting in the damage.
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