ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 156626
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| Date: | Saturday 15 June 2013 |
| Time: | 18:28 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24-260 Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | 8815 PAPA LLC |
| Registration: | N8815P |
| MSN: | 24-4270 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2922 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-D4A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lake Superior\'s Madeline Island Airport - 4R5, La Pointe, WI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ashland, WI (ASX) |
| La Pointe, WI (4R5) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was landing the airplane after a cross-country flight. A witness heard squealing and the sound of screeching tires. He looked toward the runway and saw the airplane bouncing out of control. He reported that the airplane then went to full throttle and pitched nose-up to about 45 degrees as it started climbing. The witness thought the airplane was going to attempt another landing. He turned around, but subsequently heard an explosion. The airplane impacted in a nearby wooded area and a ground fire subsequently occurred. Broken tree branches indicated a linear downward path to where the airplane came to rest. All three propeller blade tips were ground down, consistent with contact with the runway. An examination of the runway showed a series of parallel witness slash marks consistent with propeller contact. The runway exhibited a white media transfer that approximated the path of the slash marks. Strips of copper were also found on the runway. The airplane was equipped with a white antenna mounted to its underbelly and the recovered strips of copper were consistent in shape with sections of the antenna assembly's copper sense plate. No anomalies with the airplane's engine or systems were found. Although the landing gear was found extended at the accident site, based on the evidence on the runway and the damage to the propellers and the underbelly antenna, it is likely that the pilot did not lower the landing gear during his first landing attempt.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control after deciding to go around after a gear-up landing, resulting in an aerodynamic stall.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=8815P
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jun-2013 02:55 | gerard57 | Added |
| 16-Jun-2013 16:33 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Source] |
| 17-Jun-2013 13:04 | Anon. | Updated [Registration] |
| 17-Jun-2013 19:21 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 29-Nov-2017 08:46 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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