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FAA incident report · Beech D17S · Raleigh, NC · January 31, 2007

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Date
January 31, 2007 · 13:00 local
Place
Raleigh, NC
Airport
Triple W Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2832D
Reported as
Beech D17S
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R985*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
14,000 total10 in this make and model280 in the last 90 days
N2832DRegistered now · Beech D17SS/N 1025 · Built 1941Airframe modelBeech D17SEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) The pilot recently purchased the aircraft in hamilton, NJ. He stated that he had flown the aircraft with the previous owner before this flight. He departed hamilton, NJ at approximately 10:00 am local time and flew non-stop to the 5W5 airport. He arrived at 5W5 at approximately 1:00 pm and entered a left downwind for runway 34. Final approach was with full flaps and at 75 mph. The aircraft was slowed to 68 mph for touchdown and during the flare, flaps were retracted. The pilot made a wheel landing and 400 ft after touchdown the aircraft began drifting to the right. The pilot stated that he applied slight left rudder pedal pressure, but no brakes. The aircraft then drifted left of centerline and left the runway. The pilot added full power for a go-around and had the aircraft tracking parallel to the runway. The left main gear struck a concrete culvert pipe. The left main gear was separated from the aircraft, the left wingtip struck the ground, shortly followed by the propeller. The aircraft continued under full power across the grass and parallel taxiway towards a trailer office and hangar.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT RECENTLY PURCHASED THE AIRCRAFT IN HAMILTON, NJ. HE STATED THAT HE HAD FLOWN THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE PREVIOUS OWNER BEFORE THIS FLIGHT. HE DEPARTED HAMILTON, NJ AT APPROXIMATELY 10:00 AM LOCAL TIME AND FLEW NON-STOP TO THE 5W5 AIRPORT. HE ARRIVED AT 5W5 AT APPROXIMATELY 1:00 PM AND ENTERED A LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 34. FINAL APPROACH WAS WITH FULL FLAPS AND AT 75 MPH. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SLOWED TO 68 MPH FOR TOUCHDOWN AND DURING THE FLARE, FLAPS WERE RETRACTED. THE PILOT MADE A WHEEL LANDING AND 400 FT AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE APPLIED SLIGHT LEFT RUDDER PEDAL PRESSURE, BUT NO BRAKES. THE AIRCRAFT THEN DRIFTED LEFT OF CENTERLINE AND LEFT THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ADDED FULL POWER FOR A GO-AROUND AND HAD THE AIRCRAFT TRACKING PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUCK A CONCRETE CULVERT PIPE. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WAS SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, THE LEFT WINGTIP STRUCK THE GROUND, SHORTLY FOLLOWED BY THE PROPELLER. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED UNDER FULL POWER ACROSS THE GRASS AND PARALLEL TAXIWAY TOWARDS A TRAILER OFFICE AND HANGAR.