BAD AXE, MI, USA
N8049Y
PIPER PA-30
DURING A DEMONSTRATION OF AN ABORTED TAKEOFF, THE 'POWER WAS CUT' AFTER THE AIRCRAFT ACCELERATED TO ABOUT 75 MPH. AT ABOUT THAT TIME, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND AND BECAME AIRBORNE. A POWER RECOVERY WAS INITIATED, BUT THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN A YAW. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT SLID SIDEWAYS UNTIL CONTACTING SOFT DIRT BESIDE THE RUNWAY, THEN THE MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE NOSE GEAR, RIGHT WING AND PROPS WERE DAMAGED.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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