20031221033669A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Mountain Grove, MD · December 21, 2003

Date: December 21, 2003 · 16:00 local
Place: Mountain Grove, MD
Airport: Mountain Grove Memorial Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N56598
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI04LA048
Reported as: Piper PA28R200
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 275 total24 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N56598Registered now · Piper PA-28R-200S/N 28R-7435016 · Built 1973 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200 Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Scene photographs and a witness statement indicate that the left main tire produced intermittent skid marks totalling approximately 275 feet in length during landing roll-out. The skid mark pattern changed as the tire's cord was compromised and the tire began to deflate. The PIC was unable to maintain directional control, and the aircraft veered to the left and off the runway. A right main landing gear tire skid mark, approximately 225 feet in length, was evident at the point where the aircraft began to veer left. The aircraft encountered a shallow drainage ditch that forced the left main landing gear assembly up and aft, distorting the upper left wing surface. A post-accident examination of the landing gear assemblies by a local a & p with inspection authorization (IA) revealed no abnormalities other than the accident damage. During an interview with the pilot, he could not recall detecting the landing gear tires skidding.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) SCENE PHOTOGRAPHS AND A WITNESS STATEMENT INDICATE THAT THE LEFT MAIN TIRE PRODUCED INTERMITTENT SKID MARKS TOTALLING APPROXIMATELY 275 FEET IN LENGTH DURING LANDING ROLL-OUT. THE SKID MARK PATTERN CHANGED AS THE TIRE'S CORD WAS COMPROMISED AND THE TIRE BEGAN TO DEFLATE. THE PIC WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND OFF THE RUNWAY. A RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE SKID MARK, APPROXIMATELY 225 FEET IN LENGTH, WAS EVIDENT AT THE POINT WHERE THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VEER LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A SHALLOW DRAINAGE DITCH THAT FORCED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY UP AND AFT, DISTORTING THE UPPER LEFT WING SURFACE. A POST-ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLIES BY A LOCAL A & P WITH INSPECTION AUTHORIZATION (IA) REVEALED NO ABNORMALITIES OTHER THAN THE ACCIDENT DAMAGE. DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT, HE COULD NOT RECALL DETECTING THE LANDING GEAR TIRES SKIDDING.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CHI04LA048Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMountain Grove, MOImproper use of the brakes during landing by the pilot, resulting in failure of the left main landing gear tire and a loss of directional control. Contributing factors were the failure of the main landing gear, as well as the grass and the ditch adjacent to…Dec 21, 2003 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N56598 · 1

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

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