20221213018319A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-42 · Lewistown, MT · December 13, 2022

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Date: December 13, 2022 · 11:10 local
Place: Lewistown, MT
Airport: Lewistown Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: NONE
Reported as: Piper PA-42
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Unknown or foreign certificate

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What happened

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C-gzpu is a canadian registered aircraft piloted by canadian pilots. On December 13, 2022, c-gzpu flew from cranbrook, Canada to great falls, Montana to clear customs. Aircraft then flew from great falls to Lewistown, Montana, at it's intended final destination. During landing, the aircraft left hand main landing gear tire blew and the left hand propellor struck the ground. The aircraft came to a stop off the left hand side of the runway with significant damage to the left hand side of the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

C-GZPU IS A CANADIAN REGISTERED AIRCRAFT PILOTED BY CANADIAN PILOTS. ON DECEMBER 13, 2022, C-GZPU FLEW FROM CRANBROOK, CANADA TO GREAT FALLS, MONTANA TO CLEAR CUSTOMS. AIRCRAFT THEN FLEW FROM GREAT FALLS TO LEWISTOWN, MONTANA, AT IT'S INTENDED FINAL DESTINATION. DURING LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT LEFT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE BLEW AND THE LEFT HAND PROPELLOR STRUCK THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP OFF THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WITH SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT.