ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 386058
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| Date: | Sunday 8 April 2001 |
| Time: | 04:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24-250 |
| Owner/operator: | Michael Ciardullo |
| Registration: | N7736P |
| MSN: | 242950 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4320 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540 AID5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Telluride, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Telluride Regional Airport, CO (TEX/KTEX) |
| Mesa-Falcon Field, AZ (MSC/KFFZ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After takeoff, the pilot retracted the landing gear at about 50 feet above the ground and began his initial climb. A gust of wind struck the airplane, and it descended and struck the runway with the landing gear in the retracted position. At the time of the accident, the winds were from 230 degrees at 9 knots. The two previous weather readings indicated that the winds were variable. At 1352, the winds were 170 to 240 degrees at 13 knots gusting to 21 knots. At 1411, the winds were 150 to 250 degrees at 8 knots. The airfield elevation is 9,070 feet MSL. The altimeter setting was 29.91, and temperature was 1 degree Celcius/33.3 degrees Fahrenheit. Density altitude was 9,551 feet MSL.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during initial climb. Factors include the gusty wind and high density altitude conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN01LA083
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 05-Apr-2024 10:41 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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