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FAA accident report · Plambeck Michael K CA 8 · Ray Township, MI · October 15, 2015

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Date
October 15, 2015 · 18:10 local
Place
Ray Township, MI
Airport
Ray Community
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N224MS
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN16LA017
Reported as
Plambeck Michael K CA 8
Reported engine
WALTER 601D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
948 total49 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N224MSRegistration cancelled Jul 19, 2018 · Plambeck Michael K CA 8S/N 0652843 · Built 2006Airframe modelPlambeck Michael K CA 8Engine modelWalter 601DTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Aircraft was inbound for runway 27 at 57D. Turned to left base applied 10% flaps and then turned left to final. Full flaps applied and left wing began to drop pilot applied full right aileron and full right rudder with no effect. Engine power was added and nose began to rise with left wing continuing to drop, power was reduced and the aircraft drifted left of runway 27 west of runway 36. The aircraft contacted the ground left wing tip first, the second contact was the prop which detached from the aircraft, third contact was the nose gear which was shear due to impact, the fourth impact was the main landing gear which also detached from the aircraft, and the aircraft came to rest facing west with the left wing detached and coming to rest on aircraft left side parallel to the fuselage. The pilot shut off fuel valves and pulled condition lever and aircraft ran for approx. 15 minutes. Winds were reported to be 25 knts w/gusts to 29 knts (kmtc 7 mile south east of 57D) @ 250 pilot stated approached speed was aprox 65 mph.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS INBOUND FOR RUNWAY 27 AT 57D. TURNED TO LEFT BASE APPLIED 10% FLAPS AND THEN TURNED LEFT TO FINAL. FULL FLAPS APPLIED AND LEFT WING BEGAN TO DROP PILOT APPLIED FULL RIGHT AILERON AND FULL RIGHT RUDDER WITH NO EFFECT. ENGINE POWER WAS ADDED AND NOSE BEGAN TO RISE WITH LEFT WING CONTINUING TO DROP, POWER WAS REDUCED AND THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED LEFT OF RUNWAY 27 WEST OF RUNWAY 36. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND LEFT WING TIP FIRST, THE SECOND CONTACT WAS THE PROP WHICH DETACHED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, THIRD CONTACT WAS THE NOSE GEAR WHICH WAS SHEAR DUE TO IMPACT, THE FOURTH IMPACT WAS THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WHICH ALSO DETACHED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST FACING WEST WITH THE LEFT WING DETACHED AND COMING TO REST ON AIRCRAFT LEFT SIDE PARALLEL TO THE FUSELAGE. THE PILOT SHUT OFF FUEL VALVES AND PULLED CONDITION LEVER AND AIRCRAFT RAN FOR APPROX. 15 MINUTES. WINDS WERE REPORTED TO BE 25 KNTS W/GUSTS TO 29 KNTS (KMTC 7 MILE SOUTH EAST OF 57D) @ 250 PILOT STATED APPROACHED SPEED WAS APROX 65 MPH.

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 CEN16LA017Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRay, MIThe pilot's improper use of the trim, which created a cross-controlled situation and resulted in an aerodynamic stall during the attempted go-around.Oct 15, 2015 · Substantial damage