Piper PA-24-260B N9291P

Summary

On 12 October 2003 at about 15:50 local time, a Piper PA-24-260B registered N9291P was involved in an accident near Archer, Florida, United States. 2 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

12 October 2003 at 15:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Archer, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Peach Orchard (FL66)

Coordinates

29.5594, -82.4994

Aircraft

Piper PA-24-260B

Registration

N9291P

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Archer → Panama City

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA04CA002

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll/run, which resulted in the airplane veering off the centerline of the runway and impacting an object, incurring damage.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot said that during the takeoff roll he allowed the airplane to drift to the left of the centerline of the runway 18, and the left wing tip contacted a bale of hay. He said that the impact with the bale caused the airplane to veer about 90 degrees to the left and exit the runway, and after exiting the runway, the airplane impacted another bale of hay, which spun it further to the left incurring damage. According to the pilot, prior to the accident there had been no mechanical failure or malfunction to the airplane or to any of its systems.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.