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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Faribault, MN · June 2, 2006

Date: June 2, 2006 · 19:00 local
Place: Faribault, MN
Airport: Faribault Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N63790
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI06LA146
Reported as: Piper PA23250
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540C4B5
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 274 total30 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

N63790Registered now · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-7754117 · Built 1977 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft landed on runway 30. Tire marks from the aircraft begin on the left side of the runway near the touchdown point. The tracks veer to the right side of the runway where they show indication of the aircraft beginning to turn to the left as it departs the runway to the right. The tracks then arc back to the left, across the runway, and proceed off the left side of the runway. During this transition, the tracks show a continuous turning of the aircraft to the left. The aircraft contacted a ditch with its right main and nose gear tires which collapsed those gear under the aircraft. It came to rest 57 feet off the left side of the runway, facing the opposite direction from which it landed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 30. TIRE MARKS FROM THE AIRCRAFT BEGIN ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY NEAR THE TOUCHDOWN POINT. THE TRACKS VEER TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WHERE THEY SHOW INDICATION OF THE AIRCRAFT BEGINNING TO TURN TO THE LEFT AS IT DEPARTS THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT. THE TRACKS THEN ARC BACK TO THE LEFT, ACROSS THE RUNWAY, AND PROCEED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. DURING THIS TRANSITION, THE TRACKS SHOW A CONTINUOUS TURNING OF THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED A DITCH WITH ITS RIGHT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR TIRES WHICH COLLAPSED THOSE GEAR UNDER THE AIRCRAFT. IT CAME TO REST 57 FEET OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, FACING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION FROM WHICH IT LANDED.

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 CHI06LA146Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFaribault, MNDirectional control not obtained/maintained by the pilot during landing. A contributing factor was the ditch.Jun 3, 2006 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N63790 · 1

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

Incident 20050811018429ILevel Off Touchdown · Westport, WA(-23) This appears to be a collapse of the right main landing gear (partial) with no damage to prop or engine because MLG folded under flap and held aircraft up. Aircraft was able to clear runway and park in front of hangar. Inspection found bolt broken on…Aug 11, 2005 · Minor damage