- Date
- June 2, 2006, 19:00 local (Jun 3, 2006, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Faribault, MN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N63790Piper PA-23-250
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 30, 2007
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- Federal Aviation Administration
- FAA report
- 20060602011129A
- Case key
- 63883
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Probable cause
Directional control not obtained/maintained by the pilot during landing. A contributing factor was the ditch.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The airplane veered off the runway during landing and impacted a ditch. The pilot stated that he attempted to correct to the left when the airplane veered hard to the right upon touchdown. Examination of the accident site revealed two sets of skid marks on the runway and two sets of tire marks through the adjacent grass area that preceded the airplane. Both tire skids/marks were similar. None of the tires had flat spotting and all of the tires were in good condition. The airplane came to rest about 57 feet from the left side of the runway, facing about 180 degrees opposite to runway 30. Operation of the brake system showed no anomalies. The steering system linkage was found to be operative to the nose gear trunnion. The nose landing gear and right main landing gear were collapsed. All components of the landing gear system were present and associated breakage was consistent with impact damage.
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Factual narrative
On June 2, 2006, at 1900 central daylight time, a Piper PA-23-250, N63790, piloted by a private pilot, received substantial damage upon impact with terrain when the airplane veered off runway 30 at Faribault Municipal Airport (FBL), Faribault, Minnesota. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was not operating on a flight plan. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The flight originated from Marshfield Municipal Airport, Marshfield, Wisconsin, at 1745 and was en route to FBL.
The pilot stated that after landing on runway 30 (4,254 feet by 72 feet, asphalt), the airplane veered "hard" to the right even after attempting to correct towards the left. The airplane then traversed the runway and impacted a ditch. The pilot stated that the propellers struck the ground when the airplane impacted the ditch.
Examination of the accident site by the Federal Aviation Administration revealed two sets of skid marks on the runway and two sets of tire marks through the adjacent grass area that preceded the airplane. Both tire skids/marks were similar. None of the tires had flat spotting and all of the tires were in good condition. The airplane came to rest about 57 feet from the left side of the runway, facing about 180 degrees opposite to runway 30. The nose landing gear and main landing gear were collapsed. Operation of the brake system showed no anomalies. The steering system linkage was found to be operative to the nose gear trunnion. All components of the landing gear system were present and associated breakage was consistent with impact damage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N63790
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23-250
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 27-7754117
- Airframe hours
- 4,898.7
- Engines
- Lycoming IO-540, 250 horsepower, reciprocatingLycoming IO-540, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Edwards LLC
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 1, 2006
- Departed
- MFI · Marshfield, WI
- Destination
- FBL · Faribault, MN
- Airport
- FBL · Faribault Municipal Airport, runway 30, 4,254 × 72 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Without waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- May 1, 2006
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 274 total · 29 in this make and model · 144 as pilot in command · 116 in the last 90 days · 47 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.02 inHg
- Observed at
- FBL
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.