19960131001149A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-301 · Marion, IN · January 31, 1996

Date: January 31, 1996 · 15:30 local
Place: Marion, IN
Airport: Marion Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N800TC
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI96LA086
Reported as: Piper PA32301
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540K1G5
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 440 total301 in this make and model19 in the last 90 days

N800TCRegistered now · Piper PA-32-301S/N 32-8106001 · Built 1980 Airframe modelPiper PA-32-301 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Upon landing on runway, slid off left side of runway, went into a ditch, bent nose wheel and prop. (.4)the pilot reported that upon landing the airplane 'veered left off the runway. It felt like the left brake was locked up.' The airplane went through a ditch off the edge of the runway and through the field to the crosswind runway. When the airplane's nosewheel contacted the edge of the crosswind runway it collapsed, and the airplane came to a stop on the crosswind runway. Examination of the airplane revealed no mechanical anomalies in the flight controls, engine, engine controls or brakes. An airplane and powerplant mechanic on the airport reported that the airplane's brakes functioned normally while towing the airplane from the accident site. (-23) aircraft veered left upon landing departing the runway. The prop, nose wheel and firewall sustained damage.

As the FAA filed it

UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY, SLID OFF LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY, WENT INTO A DITCH, BENT NOSE WHEEL AND PROP. (.4)THE PILOT REPORTED THAT UPON LANDING THE AIRPLANE 'VEERED LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY. IT FELT LIKE THE LEFT BRAKE WAS LOCKED UP.' THE AIRPLANE WENT THROUGH A DITCH OFF THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY AND THROUGH THE FIELD TO THE CROSSWIND RUNWAY. WHEN THE AIRPLANE'S NOSEWHEEL CONTACTED THE EDGE OF THE CROSSWIND RUNWAY IT COLLAPSED, AND THE AIRPLANE CAME TO A STOP ON THE CROSSWIND RUNWAY. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED NO MECHANICAL ANOMALIES IN THE FLIGHT CONTROLS, ENGINE, ENGINE CONTROLS OR BRAKES. AN AIRPLANE AND POWERPLANT MECHANIC ON THE AIRPORT REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE'S BRAKES FUNCTIONED NORMALLY WHILE TOWING THE AIRPLANE FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE. (-23) AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT UPON LANDING DEPARTING THE RUNWAY. THE PROP, NOSE WHEEL AND FIREWALL SUSTAINED DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI96LA086Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMarion, INthe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.Jan 31, 1996 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N800TC · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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