LONGMONT, CO, USA
N6863P
PIPER PA-24-180
THE LANDING FLARE WAS DESCRIBED AS TO HIGH AND THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE LEFT. ON TOUCH DOWN THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND ENCOUNTERED A SLIGHT CROSSWIND OR 'GUST OF WIND.' WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WENT OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT, COLLIDING WITH A SNOW BANK.
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING. FACTORS WERE: A SNOW BANK ALONGSIDE THE RUNWAY, AND GUSTY CROSSWIND.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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