COLORADO SPRING, CO, USA
N1246T
PIPER PA-32-260
THE PRIVATE PLT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE CONDUCTING A PERSONAL NIGHT FLIGHT. DURING LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED LEFT AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUCK A SNOW DRIFT. THE PLT ELECTED TO GO AROUND AND ON THE SECOND APPROACH AT TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED LEFT AND THE LEFT WING SETTLED ONTO THE SNOW DRIFT. THE WING SLID ALONG THE SNOW DRIFT FOR 300 FEET, BEFORE COMING TO REST. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR HAD SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE FIRST LANDING. THE PLTS RECOMMENDATION FOR PREVENTION OF THIS ACC WAS 'GO-AROUND SOONER BEFORE TOUCHDOWN IN SNOWBANK THAT SHEARED OFF LANDING GEAR.'
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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