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FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Machias, ME · June 26, 2007

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Date
June 26, 2007 · 15:15 local
Place
Machias, ME
Airport
Machias Valley
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5457P
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC07CA150
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Reported engine
Lycoming O540*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,000 total500 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N5457PRegistration cancelled Jan 24, 2018 · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-513 · Built 1958Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 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) Pilot and only occupant departed the Machias airport (mvm) Machias, Maine, PIC departed runway 36. He stated that he was only airborne for approximately 15 minutes. He stated that he had gone up to do some basic maneuvers, 360 turns. He returned to the airport and made an approach to runway 36. He stated that the aircraft kept floating down the runway. Finally when the aircraft made contact he was well down the runway. He stated his aircraft is only equipped with a hand brake for the two main landing wheels. He applied the brakes but was unable to stop, he went off the right edge of the runway at the end of the runway, travelled in high grass for approximately 165' and went down an embankment where the aircraft collided with trees and brush. Investigation revealed that the aircraft first started to leave visible marks with the left main gear at a point of approximately 390 feet. There was a break in that mark and then a second mark was left for distance of 204 feet. This mark clearly showed that the aircraft was going towards the right side of the runway. The left main wheel went off the runway approximately 84 feet from the end of the runway. There were marks also left from the right main wheel. These marks were shorter in distance and there were lots of spacing in between, the longest was 24 feet in length. The right main wheels also confirmed the aircraft leaving the runway on the right side. There was a noticeable weight transfer mark left by the nose wheel showing the aircraft heading for the right side of the runway. Once the aircraft left the right side of the runway, the aircraft straightened out and followed the edge of the runway for approximately 250 feet, going across high grass of approximately 2 feet in height. The aircraft then went down an embankment colliding with trees and brush.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT AND ONLY OCCUPANT DEPARTED THE MACHIAS AIRPORT (MVM) MACHIAS, MAINE, PIC DEPARTED RUNWAY 36. HE STATED THAT HE WAS ONLY AIRBORNE FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES. HE STATED THAT HE HAD GONE UP TO DO SOME BASIC MANEUVERS, 360 TURNS. HE RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT AND MADE AN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 36. HE STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT KEPT FLOATING DOWN THE RUNWAY. FINALLY WHEN THE AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT HE WAS WELL DOWN THE RUNWAY. HE STATED HIS AIRCRAFT IS ONLY EQUIPPED WITH A HAND BRAKE FOR THE TWO MAIN LANDING WHEELS. HE APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP, HE WENT OFF THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY, TRAVELLED IN HIGH GRASS FOR APPROXIMATELY 165' AND WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT WHERE THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREES AND BRUSH. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT FIRST STARTED TO LEAVE VISIBLE MARKS WITH THE LEFT MAIN GEAR AT A POINT OF APPROXIMATELY 390 FEET. THERE WAS A BREAK IN THAT MARK AND THEN A SECOND MARK WAS LEFT FOR DISTANCE OF 204 FEET. THIS MARK CLEARLY SHOWED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS GOING TOWARDS THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL WENT OFF THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 84 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THERE WERE MARKS ALSO LEFT FROM THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL. THESE MARKS WERE SHORTER IN DISTANCE AND THERE WERE LOTS OF SPACING IN BETWEEN, THE LONGEST WAS 24 FEET IN LENGTH. THE RIGHT MAIN WHEELS ALSO CONFIRMED THE AIRCRAFT LEAVING THE RUNWAY ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THERE WAS A NOTICEABLE WEIGHT TRANSFER MARK LEFT BY THE NOSE WHEEL SHOWING THE AIRCRAFT HEADING FOR THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT STRAIGHTENED OUT AND FOLLOWED THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY FOR APPROXIMATELY 250 FEET, GOING ACROSS HIGH GRASS OF APPROXIMATELY 2 FEET IN HEIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT COLLIDING WITH TREES AND BRUSH.

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 NYC07CA150Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMachias, METhe pilot's inadequate in-flight planning.Jun 26, 2007 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N5457P · 2

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

Incident 19850629050419ITakeoff Ground Roll · Ainsworth, NEGear retracted on takeoff roll. Selector had been inadvertently placed in up position by pilot prior to flight.Jun 29, 1985 · Minor damageAccident 19770725022169ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Silverton, ORTouched down in crab.Jul 25, 1977 · Substantial damage