ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 285401
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| Date: | Wednesday 17 December 2008 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-236 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N845D |
| MSN: | 28-8211029 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2864 hours |
| Engine model: | Textron Lycoming O-540-J3A5D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ely, Minnesota -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ely Airport, MN (LYU/KELO) |
| Minneapolis-Flying Cloud Airport, MN (FCM/KFCM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
About 5 minutes after takeoff, the airplane's cabin door opened about 1/4 inch. The pilot returned and landed on runway 30, which was snow-covered. The pilot stated that during the landing rollout, he noticed the airplane pulling "slightly" to the left, which he attributed to a stuck left main landing gear wheel. He applied right rudder to keep the airplane on the runway centerline, but as the airplane slowed it pulled more to the left. The pilot stated that he did not reduce or shut down engine power but instead used 1,200 rpm in an attempt to increase rudder effectiveness. He also did not use right brake to maintain directional control. The airplane impacted a snow bank, damaging the right wing tip and outboard section of the wing. The pilot reported that the left wheel plowed through the snow on the runway and did not rotate during the landing. The pilot and passenger were uninjured.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. Contributing to the accident were the reduced left main landing gear wheel rotation for undetermined reasons and the snow-covered runway.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN09CA109
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Oct-2022 09:15 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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