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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA46350P · Del Norte, CO · May 12, 2006

Date: May 12, 2006 · 16:45 local
Place: Del Norte, CO
Airport: Del Norte Municipal & Co Airport
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N41827
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN06LA076
Reported as: Piper PA46350P
Reported engine: Lycoming TIO540*
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,690 total

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot flew a long straight-in approach to rwy 26 at Del Norte airport. He developed a high sink rate on short final and landed very hard at 200 feet from the threshold. He attempted a go-around and as he did so, he raised the gear handle. The aircraft was not able to go around, and continued to roll and veer to the right. As he departed the runway at 2500 feet from the threshold, the gear was in the process of retracting. The aircraft then swerved about 90 degrees to the right and came to a stop with the gear most of the way, but not all the way retracted. The left main gear strut was protruding through the top of the wing. The propeller struck the ground with all three blades, which were all cracked. The aircraft contacted an object with the leading edge of the wing causing damage to the wing before it came to a stop. Also a metal spike impailed the left horizontal stabilizer. The pilot and his three passengers were not injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT FLEW A LONG STRAIGHT-IN APPROACH TO RWY 26 AT DEL NORTE AIRPORT. HE DEVELOPED A HIGH SINK RATE ON SHORT FINAL AND LANDED VERY HARD AT 200 FEET FROM THE THRESHOLD. HE ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND AND AS HE DID SO, HE RAISED THE GEAR HANDLE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT ABLE TO GO AROUND, AND CONTINUED TO ROLL AND VEER TO THE RIGHT. AS HE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AT 2500 FEET FROM THE THRESHOLD, THE GEAR WAS IN THE PROCESS OF RETRACTING. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SWERVED ABOUT 90 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT AND CAME TO A STOP WITH THE GEAR MOST OF THE WAY, BUT NOT ALL THE WAY RETRACTED. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUT WAS PROTRUDING THROUGH THE TOP OF THE WING. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND WITH ALL THREE BLADES, WHICH WERE ALL CRACKED. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED AN OBJECT WITH THE LEADING EDGE OF THE WING CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE WING BEFORE IT CAME TO A STOP. ALSO A METAL SPIKE IMPAILED THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THE PILOT AND HIS THREE PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED.

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 DEN06LA076Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDel Norte, COthe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, resulting in an inadvertent stall and impact with terrain during a power-on landing. Contributing factors were the pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, and windshear.May 12, 2006 · Substantial damage