# Accident 20081217854869A: Piper PA28236, Ely, MN, December 17, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 2008, 15:00 local time
- Place: Ely, MN
- Airport: Ely Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8244° N, 91.8306° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8244&lon=-91.8306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N845D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N845D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-236 (registry code 7102815, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-236) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28236
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 189 total, 63 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081217854869A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT RETURNED TO ELY, MN. AFTER TAKEOFF DUE TO DOOR LATCH PROBLEM.  ON LANDING, LEFT BRAKE WAS FROZEN CAUSING IMPACT WITH SNOWBANK ALONG RUNWAY.

## 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 CEN09CA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA109), Dec 17, 2008: Piper PA28 (N845D), Ely, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. Contributing to the accident were the reduced left main landing gear wheel rotation for undetermined reasons and the snow-covered…

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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