Piper PA-23-250 N5740Y incident, Elyria, OH, Feb 21, 1988 · NTSB ATL88IA096

Date: February 21, 1988, 13:15 local (18:15 UTC)
Place: Elyria, OH
Injuries: 4 uninjured
Damage: Minor damage
Phase of flight: Landing
Aircraft: N5740YPiper PA-23-250
Weather: Visual (VMC) · Day
Status: Completed · report January 25, 1990
Report: Approved by Office Director
FAA report: 19880221003039I
Case key: 7628

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Sequence of events

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In flight collision with terrain/waterLanding - flare/touchdown

Terrain condition - snowbankFactor

Airport snow removal - inadequateAirport personnelFactor

Proper altitude - not maintainedPilot in commandCause

Visual lookout - inadequatePilot in commandCause

Gear collapsedLanding - flare/touchdown

Landing gear,main gear - overload

Landing gear,nose gear - overload

Aircraft

Registration: N5740Y
Reported as: Piper PA-23-250
Category: Airplane
Serial number: 27 2864
Airframe hours: 2,249
Engine: Lycoming IO-540, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage: Minor damage
Flight: Business · Part 91
Operator: Superior Plating Company
Registered owner: Superior Plating Co.
Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
Last inspection: Annual · June 16, 1987 · 57 hours before
Departed: DUJ · Du Bois, PA
Flight plan: IFR
Airport: 1G1 · Elyria, runway 27, 3,047 × 48 ft, asphalt

N5740YRegistered now · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-2864 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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Flight crew

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Role: Pilot
Age: 62
Certificate: Commercial
Airplane ratings: Single-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
Instrument ratings: Airplane
Medical: Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat: Left
Flight hours: 8,292 total · 597 in this make and model

Weather

Conditions: Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind: 210° at 8 knots
Visibility: 20 statute miles
Lowest ceiling: 3,500 ft broken
Temperature: 18 °F, dew point 3 °F
Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Observed at: CLE, 12 nm away

FAA reports on this event · 1

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Incident 19880221003039IPiper PA23250 · Elyria, OHCollided with snowbank off approach end of runway. Nose gear collapsed during the landing roll on the runway.Feb 21, 1988 · N5740Y · Minor damage