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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Minneapolis, MN · February 14, 1995

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Date: February 14, 1995 · 18:56 local
Place: Minneapolis, MN
Airport: Minneapolis-St Paul International-Wold
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: A2BA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N62711
Reported as: Piper PA23250
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 16,000 total100 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

N62711Registration cancelled Apr 14, 2011 · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-7654165 · Built 1976 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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Ice on airframe and windshield resulted in hard landing. Severed landing gear and collision with runway sign. (-23) on second approach, with the windshield covered with about 1.5" of ice, aircraft landed hard on runway 11R at msp. After touchdown aircraft began going left. The left main landing gear broke off, and the aircraft went over a taxiway sign, 4 runway edge lights, and came to rest on the left side of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

ICE ON AIRFRAME AND WINDSHIELD RESULTED IN HARD LANDING. SEVERED LANDING GEAR AND COLLISION WITH RUNWAY SIGN. (-23) ON SECOND APPROACH, WITH THE WINDSHIELD COVERED WITH ABOUT 1.5" OF ICE, AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD ON RUNWAY 11R AT MSP. AFTER TOUCHDOWN AIRCRAFT BEGAN GOING LEFT. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR BROKE OFF, AND THE AIRCRAFT WENT OVER A TAXIWAY SIGN, 4 RUNWAY EDGE LIGHTS, AND CAME TO REST ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

Other reports on N62711 · 1

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Accident 20041025029819ALevel Off Touchdown · San Juan, Puerto Rico(-23) On 10/25/2004 at approximately 1654 local time the pilot in command of N62711 while attempting to land at Isla Grande Airport on runway 9 impacted the surface and crash landed at threshold. The pilot was given a short approach by ATC. The aircraft was…Oct 25, 2004 · Destroyed