# NTSB Accident CHI00LA061
> **Piper PA-22-150** · 2000-01-23 · PLYMOUTH, IN, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI00LA061
- **Event ID:** 20001212X20336
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-01-23
- **Location:** PLYMOUTH, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.339912, -86.310089
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-22-150
- **Registration:** N3814P
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's disregard of the unsafe runway condition, his decision to operate the airplane on unsuitable terrain, and the failure to maintain runway centerline alignment which resulted in the landing gear contacting deeper snow.  Factors associated with the accident were the snow covered runway and the snow bank which the airplane contacted.

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