ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 371615
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Date: | Wednesday 27 January 1988 |
Time: | 21:00 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-32-260 |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N1246T |
MSN: | 327200034 |
Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
Total airframe hrs: | 2500 hours |
Engine model: | LYCOMING O-540-E4B5 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Colorado Spring, CO -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Pueblo, CO (KPUB) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE PRIVATE PLT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE CONDUCTING A PERSONAL NIGHT FLIGHT. DURING LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED LEFT AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUCK A SNOW DRIFT. THE PLT ELECTED TO GO AROUND AND ON THE SECOND APPROACH AT TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED LEFT AND THE LEFT WING SETTLED ONTO THE SNOW DRIFT. THE WING SLID ALONG THE SNOW DRIFT FOR 300 FEET, BEFORE COMING TO REST. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR HAD SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE FIRST LANDING. THE PLTS RECOMMENDATION FOR PREVENTION OF THIS ACC WAS 'GO-AROUND SOONER BEFORE TOUCHDOWN IN SNOWBANK THAT SHEARED OFF LANDING GEAR.'
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | DEN88LA058 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 2 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB DEN88LA058
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
26-Mar-2024 08:09 |
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