Piper PA46-350P N350MM

Summary

On 8 September 1991 at about 13:30 local time, a Piper PA46-350P registered N350MM, operated by Arthur F. Lindquist, was involved in an accident near Dayton, Ohio, United States. 6 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 September 1991 at 13:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Dayton, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Dayton International (DAY)

Coordinates

39.7798, -84.2404

Aircraft

Piper PA46-350P

Registration

N350MM

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Arthur F. Lindquist

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Olathe

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC91LA232

Nobody was injured.

A MALFUNCTION OF THE ELEVATOR TRIM INDICATOR AND INCORRECT POSITION OF THE TRIM TAB WHICH RESULTED IN THE PILOT ABORTING THE TAKEOFF AND A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON THE GROUND.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE CAME OFF THE GROUND PREMATURELY. THE PILOT TRIED TO CORRECT BY ELECTRICALLY APPLYING NOSE DOWN TRIM, BUT DID NOT GET ANY RESPONSE. THE AIRPLANE CLIMBED ABOUT 50 FEET OFF THE GROUND AND THE PILOT COULD NOT LOWER THE NOSE. THE PILOT ELECTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF THE AIRPLANE LANDED HARD ON THE RUNWAY, VEER TO THE RIGHT, DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK 3 TAXIWAY LIGHTS AND A TAXIWAY SIGN. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE'S ELECTRIC ELEVATOR TRIM INDICATOR REVEALED THAT THE INDICATOR HAD MALFUNCTIONED BECAUSE A GUIDE/LODGING PIN WAS BINDING, WHICH RESULTED IN THE INDICATOR DISCONNECTING FROM THE TRACK. THE INDICATOR WAS READING FULL NOSE DOWN, AT THE SAME TIME THE ELEVATOR TRIM TAB WAS IN THE FULL NOSE UP POSITION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.