Dornier DO27A4 N276MK

Summary

On 8 May 2004 at about 17:00 local time, a Dornier DO27A4 registered N276MK, operated by Joan M. Colby, was involved in an accident near Marion, Montana, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

8 May 2004 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Marion, Montana, United States

Nearest airport

Cabin Creek Landing Airport (97MT)

Coordinates

48.0725, -114.6783

Aircraft

Dornier DO27A4

Registration

N276MK

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Joan M. Colby

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ferndale → Marion

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA04LA196

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper landing flare resulting in a hard landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

Approaching the destination airfield, the pilot reported rain showers were present and the weather was deteriorating. The pilot elected to use the slip maneuver on her landing approach, taking out 90 percent of the slip prior to the airplane touching down hard on its left main landing gear. Witnesses attending the fly-in reported that the left main landing gear was bent and the left door wouldn't operate properly. Later in the afternoon the pilot asked several other pilots their opinions on the left landing gear, and 5 or 6 pilots said it was solid. After securing the left door with rope, the pilot then flew the airplane to her home base. Substantial damage to the airplane was discovered two months after the accident as the aircraft was being repaired. The accident was reported to the FAA on November 4, 2004.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.