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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32RT-300 · Sparta, MI · February 18, 2001

Date: February 18, 2001 · 00:45 local
Place: Sparta, MI
Airport: Sparta Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N31996
Reported as: Piper PA32RT300
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 511 total120 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

N31996Registered now · Piper PA-32RT-300S/N 32R-7885151 · Built 1978 Airframe modelPiper PA-32RT-300 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Upon landing RW24 (8D4) the a/c began to drift left of centerline due to a combination of crosswind (MKG-280@10EST) and substantial patches of black ice on runway. Due to drifted snow, the a/c tracked further left with the left main gear came into contact with a snowbank along the left side of the runway. The contact caused the a/c track to turn sharply left resulting in a prop strike and sideload gear collapse.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) UPON LANDING RW24 (8D4) THE A/C BEGAN TO DRIFT LEFT OF CENTERLINE DUE TO A COMBINATION OF CROSSWIND (MKG-280@10EST) AND SUBSTANTIAL PATCHES OF BLACK ICE ON RUNWAY. DUE TO DRIFTED SNOW, THE A/C TRACKED FURTHER LEFT WITH THE LEFT MAIN GEAR CAME INTO CONTACT WITH A SNOWBANK ALONG THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE CONTACT CAUSED THE A/C TRACK TO TURN SHARPLY LEFT RESULTING IN A PROP STRIKE AND SIDELOAD GEAR COLLAPSE.

Other reports on N31996 · 1

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

Accident 19790316004819ATakeoff Ground Roll · Sidney, OHPilot unable to control aircraft during takeoff, due to restricted steering and frost.Mar 16, 1979 · Substantial damage