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FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Poughkeepsie, NY · February 17, 2007

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Date
February 17, 2007 · 11:05 local
Place
Poughkeepsie, NY
Airport
Dutchess County
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N47480
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC07CA067
Reported as
Piper PA28181
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
121 total12 in this make and model
N47480Registration cancelled Apr 12, 2018 · Piper PA-28-181S/N 28-7890078 · Built 1977Airframe modelPiper PA-28-181Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 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) Aircraft initially came into skyacres airport 44N NY and during landing, aircraft RH MLG struck a snowbank on the edge of the runway. Pilot elected to fly aircraft to kpou due to no arrf at 44N. Pilot was cleared to land rwy 24. Aircraft made normal approach landed ok then at end of landing rollout RH MLG collapsed and a small fuel drain broke spilling fuel, which was taken care of by hazmat crew. Arrf responded. Aircraft was raised and placed on dolly and was moved to aeromechanical for repairs. Pilot's statement attached. Update: further inspection of inner RH wing area damage to RH main spar is beyond limits for repair. Wing is being replaced. Additional narrative: the pilot in command (PIC) stated he was landing on runway 17 at sky acres airport (44N) and found he was "high on final approach." Runway 17 at this airport has an unslope of 1.7 degrees. The PIC stated he "normally uses either the VASI lights or the runway numbers" to determine his altitude on final approach. The PIC stated the runway number for runway 17 was "obscured by snow." The PIC stated because of the upslope of the runway, the runway appeared shorter than 3,800. Due to this perception, and the lack of a visible runway number, the PIC elected to slip the aircraft to lose altitude instead of aborting the landing and initiating a go-around. The aircraft approached the end of the runway low and hit a snow bank located at the approach end of runway 17. This tore off the right main landing gear, with the right brake line still attached to the right main landing gear. Upon hitting the snow bank, the PIC aborted the landing, and initiated a go-around. The PIC decided to land at Dutchess County Airport (kpou) as this airport is a towered airport and had crash and fire rescue personnel and equipment located on the airport. The PIC was able to land the airplane at kpou without further incident. Our investigation found the right wing sustained substantial damage as the right wing spar is bent. This occurred when the right main landing gear hit the snow bank. The right wing sustained further damage when the aircraft landed at kpou. The pilot in command (PIC) stated he was "high on final approach." The PIC decided to slip the aircraft to lose altitude instead of aborting the landing and executing a go-around. The airworthiness certificate was not displayed at the cabin or cockpit entrance.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT INITIALLY CAME INTO SKYACRES AIRPORT 44N NY AND DURING LANDING, AIRCRAFT RH MLG STRUCK A SNOWBANK ON THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. PILOT ELECTED TO FLY AIRCRAFT TO KPOU DUE TO NO ARRF AT 44N. PILOT WAS CLEARED TO LAND RWY 24. AIRCRAFT MADE NORMAL APPROACH LANDED OK THEN AT END OF LANDING ROLLOUT RH MLG COLLAPSED AND A SMALL FUEL DRAIN BROKE SPILLING FUEL, WHICH WAS TAKEN CARE OF BY HAZMAT CREW. ARRF RESPONDED. AIRCRAFT WAS RAISED AND PLACED ON DOLLY AND WAS MOVED TO AEROMECHANICAL FOR REPAIRS. PILOT'S STATEMENT ATTACHED. UPDATE: FURTHER INSPECTION OF INNER RH WING AREA DAMAGE TO RH MAIN SPAR IS BEYOND LIMITS FOR REPAIR. WING IS BEING REPLACED. ADDITIONAL NARRATIVE: THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) STATED HE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 17 AT SKY ACRES AIRPORT (44N) AND FOUND HE WAS "HIGH ON FINAL APPROACH." RUNWAY 17 AT THIS AIRPORT HAS AN UNSLOPE OF 1.7 DEGREES. THE PIC STATED HE "NORMALLY USES EITHER THE VASI LIGHTS OR THE RUNWAY NUMBERS" TO DETERMINE HIS ALTITUDE ON FINAL APPROACH. THE PIC STATED THE RUNWAY NUMBER FOR RUNWAY 17 WAS "OBSCURED BY SNOW." THE PIC STATED BECAUSE OF THE UPSLOPE OF THE RUNWAY, THE RUNWAY APPEARED SHORTER THAN 3,800. DUE TO THIS PERCEPTION, AND THE LACK OF A VISIBLE RUNWAY NUMBER, THE PIC ELECTED TO SLIP THE AIRCRAFT TO LOSE ALTITUDE INSTEAD OF ABORTING THE LANDING AND INITIATING A GO-AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED THE END OF THE RUNWAY LOW AND HIT A SNOW BANK LOCATED AT THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 17. THIS TORE OFF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR, WITH THE RIGHT BRAKE LINE STILL ATTACHED TO THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. UPON HITTING THE SNOW BANK, THE PIC ABORTED THE LANDING, AND INITIATED A GO-AROUND. THE PIC DECIDED TO LAND AT DUTCHESS COUNTY AIRPORT (KPOU) AS THIS AIRPORT IS A TOWERED AIRPORT AND HAD CRASH AND FIRE RESCUE PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT LOCATED ON THE AIRPORT. THE PIC WAS ABLE TO LAND THE AIRPLANE AT KPOU WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. OUR INVESTIGATION FOUND THE RIGHT WING SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AS THE RIGHT WING SPAR IS BENT. THIS OCCURRED WHEN THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR HIT THE SNOW BANK. THE RIGHT WING SUSTAINED FURTHER DAMAGE WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT KPOU. THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) STATED HE WAS "HIGH ON FINAL APPROACH." THE PIC DECIDED TO SLIP THE AIRCRAFT TO LOSE ALTITUDE INSTEAD OF ABORTING THE LANDING AND EXECUTING A GO-AROUND. THE AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE WAS NOT DISPLAYED AT THE CABIN OR COCKPIT ENTRANCE.

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 NYC07CA067Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMillbrook, NYThe pilot's failure to maintain a proper glidepath to the runway.Feb 17, 2007 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N47480 · 2

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

Incident 20050713019379IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · New Paitz, NY(-23) Pilot made a precautionary landing to avoid a thunderstorm. The runway was obstructed by orange construction cones which were placed on the centerline by the owner who was performing property maintenance. The pilot kept the right main landing gear on…Jul 13, 2005 · Minor damageIncident 19780624034379ILevel Off Touchdown · Atlantic City, NJPilot landed long, over an aircaft on the runway, no UNICOM call. The pilot surrendered his certificate.Jun 24, 1978