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| Date: | Sunday 15 January 2012 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32RT-300 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N513CW |
| MSN: | 32R-7885170 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3764 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-K1GD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Angel Fire Airport, NM (AXX/KAXX) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Angel Fire Airport, NM (AXX/KAXX) |
| Wichita-Colonel James Jabara Airport, KS (KAAO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During the initial takeoff climb from runway 17, the airplane veered abruptly to the left and started to sink. The pilot elected to abort the takeoff and the airplane settled back to the ground. As the airplane rolled through the snow, the nosewheel and the left main landing gear collapsed. A postaccident examination of the airframe revealed that the outboard portion of the left wing was substantially damaged. The reported wind about the time of the accident was from 250 degrees 26 knots gusting up to 37 knots. No preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures were found that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot did not maintain control of the airplane during the takeoff in gusting crosswind conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN12CA140
History of this aircraft
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| 15 January 2011 | N513CW | Chip Henry Aviation LLC | 0 | Angel Fire, NM (KAXX) | |
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| 04-Oct-2022 15:03 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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