ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 355733
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| Date: | Wednesday 18 June 1997 |
| Time: | 12:38 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-300T |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8056Y |
| MSN: | 328224004 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2458 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming TI0-540-S1AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Del Norte, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Durango, CO (KDRO) |
| (8V1) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot said that during his decent into Del Norte, Colorado, the engine began running rough 'with almost a total loss of power.' Although the engine continued to operate, attempts to restore full power were unsuccessful. The pilot said that his attention was diverted by the rough running engine, and he inadvertently allowed the airplane to touch down with the nose and right main landing gear on the runway and the left main landing gear on the runway shoulder. When he attempted to return the airplane to the runway, the left main landing gear struck the lip of a taxiway and collapsed. Postaccident examination of the engine disclosed the fuel injector nozzles were partially blocked by a gummy residue.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to attain proper runway alignment. Factors were his attention being diverted by a rough running engine because the fuel injectors were partially blocked.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW97LA230
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 12-Mar-2024 15:04 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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