20040118000329A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA46350P · Marine City, MI · January 18, 2004

Date: January 18, 2004 · 16:00 local
Place: Marine City, MI
Airport: Marine City Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N46WD
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI04LA059
Reported as: Piper PA46350P
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,000 total60 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

(-23) Aircraft landed on runway 04. Pilot reported that the left main gear brake was dragging. The aircraft veered to the left and eventually went off of the left side of the runway thru a snow bank collapsing the left main and nose gear. The aircraft came to a rest in a snow filled culvert. Damage to the left wing and nose section of the aircraft were noted. No injuries, or fire.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 04. PILOT REPORTED THAT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR BRAKE WAS DRAGGING. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND EVENTUALLY WENT OFF OF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY THRU A SNOW BANK COLLAPSING THE LEFT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST IN A SNOW FILLED CULVERT. DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND NOSE SECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE NOTED. NO INJURIES, OR FIRE.

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 CHI04LA059Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMarine City, MIThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing. Factors associated with the accident were the icy snow covered runway, the tailwind conditions, the snowbank, and the ditch which the airplane contacted.Jan 18, 2004 · Substantial damage