Piper PA46 N6913Z

Summary

On 18 November 2008 at about 20:00 local time, a Piper PA46 registered N6913Z was involved in an accident near Oak Island, North Carolina, 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

18 November 2008 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Oak Island, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Brunswick County Airport (SUT)

Coordinates

33.9244, -78.0714

Aircraft

Piper PA46

Registration

N6913Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Oak Island → Oak Island

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA09CA065

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff. Contributing to the accident were gusting crosswinds.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During the takeoff roll on runway 5, the pilot began to drift left of the runway centerline. The pilot stated that he applied right rudder, then the airplane turned sharply right "as if I overcorrected to the right." The pilot responded by pulling the throttle to idle. The airplane continued to veer onto the grass on the right side of the runway edge and down an embankment. As the airplane passed through a small culvert, the nose gear collapsed and the airplane came to rest in a drainage ditch. Examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed substantial damage to the airplane and no evidence of any mechanical abnormalities. Winds about the time of the accident were 320 degrees at 9 knots, gusting to 18 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.