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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA32300T · Delnorte, CO · June 18, 1997

Date: June 18, 1997 · 12:38 local
Place: Delnorte, CO
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8056Y
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW97LA230
Reported as: Piper PA32300T

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What happened

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(-16) On 06-18-97 at 1238 MDT a PA-32-300RT, N8056Y was substantially damaged at the del norte airport del norte, CO. The private pilot william l. gray was uninjured. According to the pilot the aircraft engine was running rough. The aircraft touched down half off the runway. When the aircraft returned to the runway the left main tore off and the aircraft came to a halt with the aircraft resting on its left wing.

As the FAA filed it

(-16) ON 06-18-97 AT 1238 MDT A PA-32-300RT, N8056Y WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AT THE DEL NORTE AIRPORT DEL NORTE, CO. THE PRIVATE PILOT WILLIAM L. GRAY WAS UNINJURED. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN HALF OFF THE RUNWAY. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE RUNWAY THE LEFT MAIN TORE OFF AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A HALT WITH THE AIRCRAFT RESTING ON ITS LEFT WING.

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 FTW97LA230Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDel Norte, COThe pilot's failure to attain proper runway alignment. Factors were his attention being diverted by a rough running engine because the fuel injectors were partially blocked.Jun 18, 1997 · Substantial damage