# Accident 20060602011129A: Piper PA23250, Faribault, MN, June 2, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 2006, 19:00 local time
- Place: Faribault, MN
- Airport: Faribault Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3247° N, 93.3108° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3247&lon=-93.3108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63790, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63790) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C4B5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 274 total, 30 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060602011129A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI06LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA146), Jun 3, 2006: Piper PA-23-250 (N63790), Faribault, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: Directional control not obtained/maintained by the pilot during landing. A contributing factor was the ditch.

## Other reports on N63790 (1)

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

- [Incident 20050811018429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050811018429I), Aug 11, 2005: Piper PA23250 (N63790), Westport, WA, Minor damage. (-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…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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