PIPER PA 28-180 near Steele, ND — 2015-05-12
- Date
- 2015-05-12
- Location
- Steele, ND, USA
- Aircraft
- PIPER PA 28-180
- Registration
- N56074
- Category
- Airplane
- Highest injury
- None
- Fatalities
- 0
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a collision with objects while attempting to abort the landing.
NTSB narrative
The student pilot reported that after landing on his unpublished airstrip, he did not get the airplane slowed down on the wet grass surface. During the landing roll the airplane slid sideways, and the pilot aborted the landing. During the departure climb, the left wheel struck a fence resulting in a loss of control and the impact with a storage structure. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and the horizontal stabilizer. The pilot reported there were no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation.
NTSB coding
Evidence available
- Photos
- 5 docket documents
Docket documents5
- Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1form
- Memorandum for Record - METAR KBIS (1730 CDT)other
- Photograph 1: Substantial damage to airplane left wing (Courtesy of FAA)photos
- Photograph 2: Substantial damage to airplane left side horizontal stabilizer (Courtesy of FAA)photos
- Photograph 3: Substantial damage to airplane right side horizontal stabilizer (Courtesy of FAA)photos
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