ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 355719
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| Date: | Friday 20 June 1997 |
| Time: | 20:50 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32R-300 |
| Owner/operator: | Phoenix Flying Club |
| Registration: | N5716F |
| MSN: | 32R-7780018 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2882 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-K1G5D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Defiance, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (KDFI) |
| Cleveland, OH (KBKL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
At 65 knots, the pilot rotated the airplane and simultaneously heard a loud bang and felt a severe left pull. The pilot applied right rudder and brake to stop the left drift; however, the airplane departed the runway, continued across a grassy area, then across an asphalt taxi way, and came to a stop in an upright attitude. A 100 hour inspection had been completed just prior to the flight, and an examination of the left main wheel found a 6 inch section of the inner wheel rim missing. A 2 inch piece of the inner wheel was found about 565 feet from the approach end of the runway. Microscopic examination revealed 'no clear evidence of fatigue...and the fracture appears to have failed by overstress separation.'
Probable Cause: The failure of a wheel rim due to overstress separation with no clear evidence initiating event.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB IAD97LA092
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Mar-2024 14:52 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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