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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA34200T · Battle Mountai, NV · July 22, 2007

Date: July 22, 2007 · 16:45 local
Place: Battle Mountai, NV
Airport: Battle Mountain
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N275JM
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX07LA225
Reported as: Piper PA34200T
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 324 total144 in this make and model91 in the last 90 days

N275JMRegistered now · Piper PA-34-220TS/N 34-8133221 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-220T

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What happened

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(-23) The aircraft touched down ruway 20 and rolled out. Shortly therafter, the aircraft uncontrollably yawed left and departed the left side of the runway. The aircraft continued on until it struck a berm surrounding a drainage ditch. The aircraft continued and crossed the ditch significantly damaging the nose landing gear and shearing the main gear landing gear and both propellers from the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN RUWAY 20 AND ROLLED OUT. SHORTLY THERAFTER, THE AIRCRAFT UNCONTROLLABLY YAWED LEFT AND DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ON UNTIL IT STRUCK A BERM SURROUNDING A DRAINAGE DITCH. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED AND CROSSED THE DITCH SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AND SHEARING THE MAIN GEAR LANDING GEAR AND BOTH PROPELLERS FROM THE AIRCRAFT.

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 LAX07LA225Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBattle Mountain, NVThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control.Jul 22, 2007 · Substantial damage