19940102000939I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Marthas Vineyar, MA · January 2, 1994

Date: January 2, 1994 · 10:20 local
Place: Marthas Vineyar, MA
Airport: Marthas Vineyard
Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N848HK
Reported as: Piper PA23250
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,525 total40 in this make and model140 in the last 90 days

N848HKRegistration cancelled Feb 27, 2019 · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-7305076 · Built 1973 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: the pilot of aztec N848HK took a local morning flight at martha's Vineyard control tower was contacted requesting two touch and go's. runway 24 was active and winds were calm. The aircraft was configured for a normal landing. The initial touch down and roll out was smooth. The pilot began to experience the left wing sag as the aircraft decelerated. During the rollout, the left main gear began to retract as the left wing slowly dropped. The pilot maintained directional contol using braking. The engines were shut down using standard procedures and the master switch was switched off.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT OF AZTEC N848HK TOOK A LOCAL MORNING FLIGHT AT MARTHA'S VINEYARD CONTROL TOWER WAS CONTACTED REQUESTING TWO TOUCH AND GO'S. RUNWAY 24 WAS ACTIVE AND WINDS WERE CALM. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONFIGURED FOR A NORMAL LANDING. THE INITIAL TOUCH DOWN AND ROLL OUT WAS SMOOTH. THE PILOT BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE THE LEFT WING SAG AS THE AIRCRAFT DECELERATED. DURING THE ROLLOUT, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR BEGAN TO RETRACT AS THE LEFT WING SLOWLY DROPPED. THE PILOT MAINTAINED DIRECTIONAL CONTOL USING BRAKING. THE ENGINES WERE SHUT DOWN USING STANDARD PROCEDURES AND THE MASTER SWITCH WAS SWITCHED OFF.