ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 380304
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Date: | Wednesday 28 December 1983 |
Time: | 08:10 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-23-250 |
Owner/operator: | Phillips Michigan City Flying |
Registration: | N54828 |
MSN: | 27-7554125 |
Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
Total airframe hrs: | 4947 hours |
Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Michigan City, IN -
United States of America
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Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Unknown |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | Chicago, IL (KORD) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE ACFT RAN OFF THE SNOW COVERED RWY INTO SOFT GROUND AND COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR. THE PLT SAID THAT DURING ACCELERATION FOR TAKEOFF HE FELT THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR GO OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY. HE REDUCED POWER BUT BY THIS TIME THE GEAR WAS IN SOFT GROUND AND THIS PULLED THE ACFT FURTHER OFF THE RWY. THE NOSE GEAR HIT A FURROW IN A CORNFIELD AND COLLAPSED. THE PLT SAID 2 OR 3 INCHES OF NEW SNOW HAD FALLEN DURING THE PREVIOUS NIGHT AND THE RWY WAS NOT PLOWED MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE THE POSITION OF THE CENTERLINE. THE RWY LIGHTS ARE DISPLACED ABOUT 15 FT FROM EITHER SIDE OF THE RWY.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | CHI84LA068 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB CHI84LA068
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
01-Apr-2024 15:08 |
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