At about 1105 eastern time, a Piper PA-44-180 was damaged when it hit a snowbank during takeoff from Wings Field Airport. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The pilot said he was accelerating smoothly down the 75-foot-wide runway when the airplane suddenly yawed to the right. He attempted to correct with rudder then retarded the throttles. The airplane departed the right side of the runway and hit a snowbank. A flight instructor witness said the right propeller appeared to be revolving at a much slower rate than the left propeller. Preliminary examination of the engines found no mechanical discrepancies.
February 26, Blue Bell, Pa. / Piper Seminole
At about 1105 eastern time, a Piper PA-44-180 was damaged when it hit a snowbank during takeoff from Wings Field Airport. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The pilot said he was accelerating smoothly down the 75-foot-wide runway when the airplane suddenly yawed to the right. He attempted to correct with rudder then retarded the throttles. The airplane departed the right side of the runway and hit a snowbank. A flight instructor witness said the right propeller appeared to be revolving at a much slower rate than the left propeller. Preliminary examination of the engines found no mechanical discrepancies....
Key Takeaways:
- A Piper PA-44-180 was damaged when it departed the runway and hit a snowbank during takeoff from Wings Field Airport; the pilot and passenger were not injured.
- The pilot reported the airplane suddenly yawed to the right during acceleration, causing it to leave the runway.
- A witness observed the right propeller revolving at a much slower rate than the left, though a preliminary examination found no mechanical discrepancies in the engines.
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